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Calan Mai ([ˈkalan ˈmai̯] 'first day of May') or Calan Haf ([ˈkalan ˈhaːv] 'first day of Summer'), also historically called Cyntefin, [1] is the Welsh celebration of May Day (1 May). It marks the beginning of summer and traditionally it involved festivities around bonfires , maypoles , and carol singing.
In Wales, the first day of May is known as Calan Mai or Calan Haf, and parallels the festival of Beltane and other May Day traditions in Europe. Traditions would start the night before ( Nos Galan Haf ) with bonfires, and is considered a Ysbrydnos or spirit night when people would gather hawthorn ( draenen wen ) and flowers to decorate their ...
Dydd Santes Dwynwen (St Dwynwen's Day) Informal Welsh day of love, equivalent to St. Valentine's Day. [9] 1 March Saint David's Day: Observed (Proposed statutory) The patron saint of Wales is St David (Welsh: Dewi Sant) and St. David's Day (Dydd Gŵyl Dewi Sant) is celebrated on 1 March. [10] Some people argue it should be designated as a bank ...
Learn more about where the May 1 holiday originated and how to celebrate May Day with traditions like May Day baskets, plus May Day basket ideas to DIY and buy.
The Wrexham Lager Beer Company was the first successful lager producer in Britain when it opened in 1882, [173] and the Felinfoel Brewery was the first brewery in Europe to put beer in cans. [172] Whisky production in Wales was historically a niche industry, and completely shut down in 1910 when the last distillery was bought out by a Scottish ...
The term Latha Buidhe Bealltainn (Scottish) or Lá Buidhe Bealtaine (Irish), "the bright or yellow day of Beltane", means the first of May. In Ireland it is referred to in a common folk tale as Luan Lae Bealtaine; the first day of the week (Monday/ Luan) is added to highlight the first day of summer. [7]
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The Day of Pentecost; Trinity Sunday; The Last Sunday after Pentecost, Bible Sunday: 23–29 October; All Saints' Day: 1 November; The First Sunday of the Kingdom: 30 October – 5 November [2] The Second Sunday of the Kingdom: 6–12 November [3] The Third Sunday of the Kingdom: 13–19 November [4]