The Eisteddfod is held annually on the first whole week in August, on a different site each year, alternating between north and south Wales.
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The National Eisteddfod was inspired by druidic rituals and medieval court festivals.
Beth, lead singer and accordionist of band NoGood Boyo.
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Wales has a rich musical heritage, and the next generation is ready to take centre stage.
Ellis Humphrey Evans, known by his bardic name Hedd Wyn, was killed on the first day of the battle of Passchendaele.
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Bard Hedd Wyn was killed in action in France in 1917.
The Welsh government has announced plans to make Wales a ‘nation of sanctuary’.
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The Welsh government has taken steps to ensure that the Welsh language plays a more prominent role in welcoming refugees and migrants.
Nos Galan Gaeaf on October 31 is followed by Calan Gaeaf on November 1 in Wales.
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Nos Galan Gaeaf on October 31 in Wales is steeped in folklore and tradition.
Street sign for Fford Pen Llech, said to be the world’s steepest street, with text in English and in Welsh. Approximately 20% of Wales residents are fluent in Welsh, and the goverment is striving to increase that percentage.“
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Media accounts on endangered languages abound, but they don’t always explore how to materially help native speakers. Peer-reviewed research shows that such efforts don’t always have positive effects.
Sarah Jane Rees was also known as Cranogwen.
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Cranogwen was a trailblazer who challenged expectations of women during the Victorian era.
The Brecon Beacons National Park is now officially only known by its native Welsh name.
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The mountain range in south Wales is now officially only known by its native Welsh-language name
The drama series Rough Cut on Netflix follows a group of misfits as they try to pull off a diamond heist.
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Welsh language heist drama, Dal y Mellt, is being streamed on Netflix with the title, Rough Cut.
BBC Wales sports presenter Catrin Heledd.
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The BBC is celebrating 100 years of broadcasting in Wales.
The Welsh name Yr Wyddfa is now used for the mountain instead of Snowdon by the national park authority.
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Welsh place names often reflect local legends, fauna and topography. The coining of English names to replace them has sparked an ongoing campaign to protect them.
The children of Cwm Gwaun go door to door singing and collecting calennig in 1961.
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Britain may have ditched the Roman calendar in 1752 but Cwm Gwaun continues to cling on to its old traditions.
Richard Price reading a letter dated 1784 from his friend, Benjamin Franklin.
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He was an important philosopher, mathematician and social reformer of his time. But Richard Price was subsequently written out of history.
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There are many benefits to being bilingual.
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School is a key location for young people to learn and speak Welsh.
The Wales football team sings Yma o Hyd with Dafydd Iwan (far right) to Welsh fans after their qualification for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
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Speakers of minority languages (like Welsh) often insert words from a majority language (like English) while speaking.
Prince William has been given the title of Prince of Wales.
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The title was last held by a Welshman in the 1400s.
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What could the British public lose when the BBC licence is pulled?
Gaelic is traditionally spoken in Scotland across the Highlands and the Hebridean islands, such as Skye.
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Gaelic speakers need opportunities to use their language in a wide variety of social and everyday settings to avoid its presence being eroded.
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The benefits of a bilingual education are huge.