🐴 The Mari Lwyd – Wales’ Creepiest Christmas Tradition 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 The Mari Lwyd is one of Wales’ oldest and most distinctive folk traditions, dating back several centuries. The name roughly translates as “Grey Mare” or “Holy Mary,” though its true origins remain debated. At its heart, the Mari Lwyd involves a horse’s skull mounted on a pole, draped in a white sheet and often decorated with ribbons, bells, and glowing eye sockets. The figure is carried door to door by a group of revellers du
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The Welsh Tradition of Mari Lywd "What does Mari Lwyd do? Mari is taken around a village traditionally, often between Christmas Day and Twelfth Night, She is dressed with festive lights and decorations, and is usually accompanied by an ostler, and in some regions like Ystradgynlais in the Swansea Valleys, other folk characters like a jester and a Lady. This brings the tradition closer together with Mummers' Plays, a tradition of performances by the working classes in the 18th century. When the g
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Foam Mari Lwyd Horse Skull - Got some of the base shapes assembled for the skull. Still have a lot of sanding and details to add to it but it’s getting there. Need to make a run to the craft store and see what accessories I can pick up to add to the final build. #marilwyd #horseskull #christmastraditions #pagan #evafoam #christmas #cosplay | SKS Props
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Mari Lwyd, progress. I was so excited with the results I got when I shaped this mask at 3am that I was practically in tears. It’s doing exactly what I had hoped. It’s perfect and now all my other masks will pale in comparison. I’m totally in love with it. ❤️ I still have a long way to go but the rest of the details are a known factor. So relieved!! #marilwyd #makerproblems #customorders #leathermask #newdesign #leatherart | Merimask
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