My Culture
"The History of The Mari Lwyd."
by Rhys h (8)

Mr Cynwyd Evans, Mr Evan's father who took the Mari Lwyd around Llangynwyd for many years

My culture and traditions The Mari Lwyd is a Welsh custom. The Mari Lwyd has been around for a very long time. They had to find a dead horse then cut the head off and they buried the head in lime for six months. Then they dug up the head, they cleaned the head, then they made eyes, ears and bell and string. They had some cloth and put it on the head and decorated it with bows, tinsel and ribbons. It was in Llangynwyd and now it goes to different places in Wales. The one who does it in Llangynwyd are Mr Evans and Mr Richards. When the Mari Lwyd came to my school Mr Evans and Mr Richards showed us how the Mari Lwyd is used around the houses in Llangynwyd on New Year's Eve. Years ago they had to sing. If the people in the house run out of verses, the Mari Lwyd could come in but if the Mari Lwyd ran out of verses the Mari Lwyd would go to another house until they went to every house in Llangynwyd.