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January 12 2013 People in Llandre village outside Aberystwyth Wales UK celebrate one of the strangest and oldest of Welsh customs as they take 'The Mari Lwyd' to visit homes in the community. The '''Mari Lwyd''' (''Grey Mare'' or "Gray Mary" in English) is a Welsh midwinter tradition, possibly to celebrate New Year, although it formerly took place over a period stretching from Christmas to late January. It is a form of visiting wassail, a luck-bringing ritual in which a the participants accompany a person disguised as a horse from house to house Credit: keith morris / Alamy Live News
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January 12 2013 People in Llandre village outsoide Aberystwyth Wales UK celebrate one of the strangest and oldest of Welsh customs as they take 'The Mari Lwyd' to visit homes in the community. The '''Mari Lwyd''' (''Grey Mare'' or "Gray Mary" in English) is a Welsh midwinter tradition, possibly to celebrate New Year, although it formerly took place over a period stretching from Christmas to late January. It is a form of visiting wassail, a luck-bringing ritual in which a the participants accompany a person disguised as a horse from house to house including Public house pubs and sing at each door in the hope of gaining admittance and being rewarded with food and drink. Photo ©keith morris
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Photographe : keith morris news
Date
12 janv. 2013
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Photo12/Alamy/keith morris news
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LMY22T04_D22RFC
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uniquement en France
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Non
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Non
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Droits gérés
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23,3Mo (721,1Ko) / 29,6cm x 19,7cm / 3500 x 2330 (300dpi)