31/01/2026 – Mari Fach. This diminutive pretender very nearly stole the show a couple of weeks ago.
With many thanks to ‘Mari’ and her family for allowing me to photograph and share this.
#aberystwyth #yfarilwyd #marilwyd #cymru #wales
17/01/2026 – Stop, Look, Listen, Think
📷 – 16/01
#aberystwyth #yfarilwyd #marilwyd #ceredigion #canolbarthcymru
Bendithion y Flwyddyn Newydd!
✨ New Year Blessings!
Boed i'r Mari Lwyd ddod â lwc da i chi yn 2026!
May the Mari Lwyd bring you good luck in 2026!
#MariLwyd #YFariLwyd #LetHerIn #BlwyddynNewydd #NewYear #HenGalan #TraddodiadauCymreig #WelshTraditions #Cymru 🏴
Heuldro'r Gaeaf Hapus!
Happy #WinterSolstice !
#MariLwyd #YFariLwyd
18/01/2025 – Noson dawel yn y dafarn neithiwr | Quiet night in the pub yesterday
#aberystwyth #ceredigion #canolbarthcymru #midwales #cymru #wales #yfarilwyd #marilwyd #hengalan
One of the stranger traditions in Wales at New Year! A singing contest between the visitors with the Mari Lwyd and those indoors goes on until they are allowed in for a tipple 🍻 #YFariLwyd
A collection of pics from today's Mari Lwyd visit to Caerphilly Winter Wonderland.
#newyear #marilwyd #yfarilwyd
A smiling, bearded man with a Mari Lwyd - a person covered with a white sheet holding a stick with a horse skull on the end.
Happy New Year / Blwyddyn Newydd Dda from The Mari Lwyd and me.
#newyear #marilwyd #yfarilwyd
If you're in the UK (or have a suitable VPN), this is worth a listen (15 min, largely if not totally accurate): #MariLwyd #YFariLwyd #HoodenHorses #Hoodening #Habergeiß #Turoń #Corlata #Nuuttipukki #Schimmelreiter #guising #folkbeasts #morrisbeasts www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... ...
Just because Yule is over doesn’t mean that the Midwinter Festivities need to end. There is still plenty of time to be visited by our rapping skeletal equine friend, Mari Lwyd!
#FolkloreFriday #marilwyd #yfarilwyd #wales #welsh #folklore #mythology #customs #yule #midwinter #tiefling
