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EP82 The Endless Christmas Party: Curious festive customs in Victorian Wales with music, carols and the Mari Lwyd. Explore the history of the ”Land of Song” on the Ghosts and Folklore of Wales podcast
Manage episode 315543684 series 2783478
At the heart of the festivities was music, and it was during this period that Wales became known as the "Land of Song." There were mummers and Christmas carol singers in the streets, and a certain horse-skulled creature called the Mari Lwyd.
But there was a fierce rivalry among the musicians to match any sporting rivalry, and the as bell ringers, waits and singers all fought it out - quite literally in some cases - to find the best music makers in Wales.
Get in the festive mood with author Mark Rees (Ghosts of Wales) as he explores the fascinating history and folklore of Wales on the Ghosts and Folklore of Wales podcast... if you dare!
What is the Ghosts and Folklore of Wales with Mark Rees podcast?
In early 2020, Mark Rees launched the world’s first podcast dedicated to Welsh ghost stories, folklore, myths and legends.
By combining his unique research and insights from many books and articles with long-lost tales from dusty old tomes, this weird and wonderful podcast takes a fascinating look at the country's countless curious subjects.
New episodes are uploaded every Thursday and feature everything from real-life encounters with pesky poltergeists to fantastical beasts from the Mabinogi, to dark and Gothic Halloween/ Nos Calan Gaeaf traditions to the skulled-headed Christmas favourite herself, the Mari Lwyd.
Be sure to subscribe, and for more details and to get in touch with Mark Rees, please visit:
153 episoder
Manage episode 315543684 series 2783478
At the heart of the festivities was music, and it was during this period that Wales became known as the "Land of Song." There were mummers and Christmas carol singers in the streets, and a certain horse-skulled creature called the Mari Lwyd.
But there was a fierce rivalry among the musicians to match any sporting rivalry, and the as bell ringers, waits and singers all fought it out - quite literally in some cases - to find the best music makers in Wales.
Get in the festive mood with author Mark Rees (Ghosts of Wales) as he explores the fascinating history and folklore of Wales on the Ghosts and Folklore of Wales podcast... if you dare!
What is the Ghosts and Folklore of Wales with Mark Rees podcast?
In early 2020, Mark Rees launched the world’s first podcast dedicated to Welsh ghost stories, folklore, myths and legends.
By combining his unique research and insights from many books and articles with long-lost tales from dusty old tomes, this weird and wonderful podcast takes a fascinating look at the country's countless curious subjects.
New episodes are uploaded every Thursday and feature everything from real-life encounters with pesky poltergeists to fantastical beasts from the Mabinogi, to dark and Gothic Halloween/ Nos Calan Gaeaf traditions to the skulled-headed Christmas favourite herself, the Mari Lwyd.
Be sure to subscribe, and for more details and to get in touch with Mark Rees, please visit:
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1 EP152 Ghost Dogs: Haunting Encounters with Phantom Hounds | Paranormal Activity | Spooky Sightings | Welsh Lore | Haunted History | Ghosts and Folklore of Wales podcast with Mark Rees 30:36

1 EP151 Fairy Gold: Secrets, Curses and the Price of Magical Riches | Y Tylwyth Teg | Welsh Haunted History | Paranormal Legends | Ghosts and Folklore of Wales podcast with Mark Rees 28:40

1 EP150 Wales' Eerie Christmas Death Omen: The Ghostly Tolling of the Tolaeth | Haunted Folklore | Supernatural Tales | Festive Spirits on the Ghosts and Folklore of Wales Podcast with Mark Rees 29:48

1 EP149 Wales’ Most Terrifying Death Omen: The Haunting Cry of the Cyhyraeth | Haunted History | Gothic Graveyards | Countdown to Christmas on the Ghosts and Folklore of Wales podcast with Mark Rees 23:30

1 EP148 Halloween Hauntings: Mysteries of Margam Castle | Paranormal Activity & Haunted History of the Gothic Mansion | Nos Calan Gaeaf special of the Ghosts and Folklore of Wales podcast with Mark Rees 32:19

1 EP147 The Poltergeist Diaries: A Stone-Throwing Spirit Unleashed | Haunted History | Paranormal Activity | Countdown to Halloween on the Ghosts and Folklore of Wales podcast with Mark Rees 27:30

1 EP146 The Haunting of Craflwyn: When a dream home becomes a Gothic nightmare | Uncanny apparitions and mysterious sounds in North Wales | Ghosts and Folklore of Wales podcast with Mark Rees 24:43

1 EP145 Demon House of Gower: Dark secrets of the "Village of the Dead" | Paranormal Swansea and Gower | Ghosts and Folklore of Wales podcast with Mark Rees 28:24

1 EP144 Macabre Mysteries of Swansea Castle: Unexplained Death and Shadow People | Paranormal Swansea and Gower | Explore the Gothic lore on the Ghosts and Folklore of Wales podcast with Mark Rees 40:26

1 EP143 The Spirit Doomed to Hunt Forever: The Eternal Torment of Matilda of the Night | Ghosts and Folklore of Wales podcast with Mark Rees 27:26

1 EP142 Paranormal Protection: How to repel spirits and fairies with supernatural safeguards | Explore the lore on the Ghosts and Folklore of Wales podcast with Mark Rees 30:32

1 EP141 Supernatural Corpse Birds: Winged Harbingers of Death | Paranormal activity, unexplained mysteries, Gothic history | Explore the lore on the Ghosts and Folklore of Wales with Mark Rees podcast 26:05

1 EP140 Murder Most Foul in Haunted Houses: Eerie encounters in Gothic mansions | Paranormal activity, unexplained mysteries, creep history | Explore the lore on the Ghosts and Folklore of Wales podcast 25:34

1 EP139 When Evil Spirits Attack: Demonic hellfire strikes a Welsh mansion | Poltergeist activity or the Devil himself? | Explore the Gothic lore on the Ghosts and Folklore of Wales podcast 26:12

1 EP138 The Uncanny Were-Dog and Other Canine Terrors: Paranormal pooches and supernatural dogs of the Wild Hunt | Explore the Gothic lore on the Ghosts and Folklore of Wales podcast 25:08
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