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Christmas Traditions: The Mari Lwyd
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Christmas Traditions: The Mari Lwyd

14 June 2014
New Year Traditions: Collecting Calennig
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New Year Traditions: Collecting Calennig

14 June 2014
Everything except the squeal
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Everything except the squeal

30 August 2012
A History of Doll-Making: A Welsh Perspective
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A History of Doll-Making: A Welsh Perspective

10 August 2012
Lost Landscapes: Beneath the Eisteddfod of 2012 is a sacred landscape
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Lost Landscapes: Beneath the Eisteddfod of 2012 is a sacred landscape

3 August 2012
Food from our shores
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Food from our shores

23 July 2012
Captain Scott’s Welsh Flag
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Captain Scott’s Welsh Flag

1 March 2012
Hooks, wheels and rag dolls
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Hooks, wheels and rag dolls

16 December 2011
Witch-bottles and healing charms
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Witch-bottles and healing charms

16 June 2011
The Dialects of Wales
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The Dialects of Wales

29 March 2011
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