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  4. May Day Magic & Madness: Beltane Rituals, Folk Horror & Summer’s Uncanny Arrival (Ghosts and Folklore of Wales podcast with Mark Rees EP117)
Summer and winter do battle in some weird and wonderful folk
horror-like traditions to celebrate the coming of brighter
days. 

In Welsh folklore, the May Day celebrations emerge from the great
fire festivals of the ancient druids in which the king and queen
of May are crowned. All manner of rites are performed for a
bountiful harvest and fertility in the natural world, ranging
from the magical to those more resembling something from the
Wicker Man and Midsommar.


We also discover a Welsh tradition involving a horse's head that
isn't the Mari Lwyd - in fact, it's a bit more Godfather...


Explore the lore with Mark Rees (Ghosts of Wales) on the Ghosts
and Folklore of Wales podcast... if you dare!


 


BUY MARK REES A COFFEE:


If you'd like to support the GHOSTS AND FOLKLORE OF WALES podcast
you can treat Mark to a coffee here: Mark Rees on Ko-Fi -
thank you/ diolch! 


 


 


 


 


 
What is the Ghosts and Folklore of Wales with Mark Rees
podcast?

The "Ghosts and Folklore of Wales" podcast explores Welsh ghosts
and ghost stories, lore, myths and legends.


Launched by author and journalist Mark Rees in early 2020, this
weird and wonderful podcast takes a fascinating look at the
country's countless curious subjects by combining decades of
research and insights from many books and articles with long-lost
tales from dusty old tomes.


Ranging from "real life" encounters with the uncanny to
fantastical adventures from the Mabinogion, new episodes are
uploaded every other (Folklore) Thursday and feature everything
from pesky poltergeists to fire-breathing dragons and the odd
wicked, and not-so-wicked, witch.


Along with the regular stories you can also expect the odd
special guest, an occasional "live" ghost hunt, and all sorts of
crazy ideas. Seasonal specials include the dark folklore and
Gothic Halloween (Nos Calan Gaeaf) traditions of old, to
everyone's favourite skulled-skulled Christmas visitor, the Mari
Lwyd herself.


Dare you explore haunted Wales? From the sublime mountains and
cascading waterfalls to the bustling cities and a remote farm,
think of it as opening the Welsh The X-Files... and some tenuous
Ghostbusters links!


Be sure to subscribe so you never miss a spooky episode, and for
more details and to get in touch with Mark Rees, please visit:


Mark Rees homepage

Mark Rees on social media

Books by Mark Rees

Ghosts of Wales podcast



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