Last Wednesday, as locals sipped their drinks at Fort Hamilton Distillery in Industry City, a man stood up and, in a heavy Welsh accent, welcomed the crowd to the Mari Lwyd. He hoisted a horse skull ...

In the Welsh folkloric tradition of Mari Lwyd, a horse skull visits your home around Christmas, and you must best it in poetry or allow it inside. A Mari Lwyd at Llangynwyd, Wales (1904–10) (photo by ...

Scrolling through social media this year, you may have come across an alternative Christmas post featuring a horse's skull wrapped in a sheet. The Welsh pre-Christian tradition of the Mari Lwyd has ...

Caerleon marked the old Welsh New Year in lively style this week as the Mari Lwyd made its way through the town, bringing a burst of midwinter tradition to streets, pubs and community spaces. The ...

The centuries-old tradition of the Mari Lwyd has made it into the digital age with a new filter on Snapchat. For those who don't know, a Mari Lloyd is part of a Welsh folk custom in which a model ...

Dialogue with Three Chords (D3C) and BrooklynONE (bkONE) Productions return to Industry City with a bag full of theatrical treats for grownups. First up is THE MARI LWYD, an immersive theatrical pub ...

What grim skeletal equine monster roams the villages of Wales under the cover of night? The coastal villages of Wales around the winter holidays have a unique nighttime visitor. A grim skeletal equine ...

The Mari Lwyd makes a welcome appearance in Chepstow. Jessica Gwynne/Alamy Imagine you’re having a quiet evening at home when suddenly there’s a knock on the door. You open it to find a boisterous ...