Wales

Welsh Traditions

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This red creature, featured on the Welsh flag, is said to symbolize strength and has roots in ancient Celtic mythology.

Dragon

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This traditional Welsh wooden gift, often carved with symbols of love, was historically made by young men for their sweethearts.

lovespoon

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Welsh culture’s oldest continuous festival celebrates literature, music, and performance and includes the crowning of a Bard.

Eisteddfod

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At Christmas, this eerie Welsh custom involves a decorated horse skull being carried from house to house while singing and rhyming.

Mari Lwyd

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This winter custom in rural Wales involved young men performing songs and verses door‑to‑door while a decorated frame called a gwrach was carried

plygain carolling

Welsh Words

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What does Croeso mean?

Welcome

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What does Shwmae mean?

Hello

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What does Cwm mean?

Valley

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What does Eira mean?

Snow

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What does Y Wlad mean?

The land

Welsh History

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This city grew from a Roman fort and became Wales’s capital in 1955.

Cardiff

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This symbol, worn on St David’s Day, may have been used by Welsh soldiers to distinguish themselves in battle.

leek

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Once the largest town in Wales, this ironworking powerhouse was nicknamed “the Iron Capital of the World.

Merthyr Tydfil

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This North Wales town led the 19th‑century slate export trade through its famous docks

Bangor 

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This Neolithic burial chamber near Newport features a 40‑ton capstone and is older than the pyramids.

Pentre Ifan

Welsh Geography

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This mountain range contains the highest peak in Wales

Snowdonia

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At 886 metres, this mountain in the Brecon Beacons is the highest in South Wales

Pen y Fan

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This northern town is famous for the Great Orme and a Victorian seafront.

Llandudno

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The steelworks in this town is one of the largest in Europe.

Port Talbot

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This coastal national park is the only one in the UK primarily created for protecting a coastline.

Pembrokeshire Coast National Park

Welsh Sport

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A towering second‑row, he captained the British & Irish Lions on their 2009 tour to South Africa.

Alun Wyn Jones

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The long‑serving Swansea midfielder who captained Wales at Euro 2020

Joe Allen

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The oldest Welsh football club, founded in 1864.

Wrexham AFC

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Known for his ferocious tackling, this No. 7 from Bridgend became Wales’ youngest captain in 2007

Sam Warburton

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He carried the Welsh flag into the opening ceremony as part of Team GB at Beijing 2008

Geraint Thomas