Posts Tagged: holidays in Wales

To an ignorant Englishman it could be one of those long an unpronouncable words that have little or no meaning. For the initiated – the Welsh themselves – the word ‘Eisteddfod’ is synonimous with the identity of the nation. The word is ‘Eisteddfod’ is derived from the Welsh word ‘Eistedd’, which means ‘to sit’- setting the scene perfectly for a festival of this nature. (more…)