The terrifying and weird tradition of the Mari Lwyd which is celebrated every December
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Tuesday, December 3, 2019
Creepmas Day 3: Mari Lwyd
Mari Lwyd (Grey Mare), is an old Welsh pagan winter tradition that involves a creepy horse skull on a stick adorned in bells, ribbons, and a white sheet, which is paraded around the village by a group of singing revelers going door to door. More can be learned about the Mari Lwyd here:
The terrifying and weird tradition of the Mari Lwyd which is celebrated every December
The terrifying and weird tradition of the Mari Lwyd which is celebrated every December
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I wonder if that is where the word nightmare originated?
ReplyDeleteI just learned of Mari Lwyd a couple minutes ago! That creature was featured in a haunted attraction I watched a video of. If you'd like to see Mari Lwyd represented in a haunt, you can watch the video on this blog:
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