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Welsh Culture and Customs

Welsh cultural customs, traditions, and etiquette vocabulary, one custom or term per card.

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Eisteddfod
A festival of Welsh literature, music, and performance, competed in and held nationally each summer
Cymanfa Ganu
A traditional Welsh hymn-singing festival
Gŵyl Dewi
St. David's Day, March 1st, Wales's national day
Cennin Pedr
Daffodil, a national emblem of Wales worn on St. David's Day
Cenhinen
Leek, another national emblem of Wales
Y Ddraig Goch
The Red Dragon, the national symbol shown on the Welsh flag
Nos Galan Gaeaf
Halloween, literally "the eve of the first day of winter"
Calennig
A New Year's tradition of children going door to door for small gifts or coins
Cor meibion
A male voice choir, a strong tradition in Welsh communities
Bara brith
A traditional Welsh fruit tea loaf
Cawl
A traditional Welsh stew, often lamb-based, considered a national dish
Picau ar y maen
Welsh cakes, griddle-baked sweet cakes, a traditional treat
Eisteddfod yr Urdd
The Urdd Eisteddfod, a major youth cultural and competitive festival
Y Gymraeg
The Welsh language, an official language of Wales
Gorsedd y Beirdd
The Gorsedd of Bards, the order of poets and cultural figures associated with the Eisteddfod

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