This episode covers the wassailing folk custom of the Mari Lwyd which originated in South Wales!   Just in time for the Twelth Night!  Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/celticmythspod  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/celticmythspodcast  Twitter: https://twitter.com/CelticMythsPod Music used at the start of episode is taken from Beyond the Warriors by Guifrogis, licensed under a Attribution 3.0 International License.

Wassailing with the Mari Lwyd

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Wassailing with the Mari Lwyd

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