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Assorted traditional Welsh woollen blankets in green, pink, blue and checked patterns.

Welsh Woollen Blankets: Patterns, History and What the Weave Reveals

A material history of Welsh woollen blankets, explaining double cloth, mill work, family use and the difference between a pattern clue and reliable provenance.

Welsh Woollen Blankets: Patterns, History and What the Weave Reveals

A material history of Welsh woollen blankets, explaining double cloth, mill work, family use and the difference between a pattern clue and reliable provenance.

Bodfari women's choir performing at a noson lawen in 1953

Noson Lawen: The Welsh Tradition of a Good Night Together

An inviting guide to the noson lawen tradition, from community performance and shared humour to a learner's first small contribution.

Noson Lawen: The Welsh Tradition of a Good Night Together

An inviting guide to the noson lawen tradition, from community performance and shared humour to a learner's first small contribution.

Three people with a flock of geese at a farm near Cowbridge

Michaelmas in Wales: Geese, Fairs and the Blackberry Warning

What is Michaelmas? Discover how Gŵyl Fihangel connected Welsh geese, fairs and a late-blackberry warning on 29 September.

Michaelmas in Wales: Geese, Fairs and the Blackberry Warning

What is Michaelmas? Discover how Gŵyl Fihangel connected Welsh geese, fairs and a late-blackberry warning on 29 September.

Red and green apples ripening among leaves on an apple tree

Welsh Heritage Apples: The Varieties with Stories in Their Names

Meet Welsh apple varieties with names such as Gwell na Mil, discover the new 29-variety national register and learn why its evidence categories matter.

Welsh Heritage Apples: The Varieties with Stories in Their Names

Meet Welsh apple varieties with names such as Gwell na Mil, discover the new 29-variety national register and learn why its evidence categories matter.

A bowl of homemade Welsh cawl prepared for Saint David's Day

Cawl: The History of Wales's Comforting National Dish

The history, ingredients and serving traditions behind cawl, with a flexible method rather than one invented definitive recipe.

Cawl: The History of Wales's Comforting National Dish

The history, ingredients and serving traditions behind cawl, with a flexible method rather than one invented definitive recipe.

A golden wheat field near Denbigh and Flintshire in Wales

Y Gaseg Fedi: The Welsh Harvest Mare Tradition

Discover how Y Gaseg Fedi turned Wales's final sheaf into a sickle-throwing race, where the custom was recorded and what the evidence really supports.

Y Gaseg Fedi: The Welsh Harvest Mare Tradition

Discover how Y Gaseg Fedi turned Wales's final sheaf into a sickle-throwing race, where the custom was recorded and what the evidence really supports.

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