Mari Lwyd

The Mari Lwyd, the Gray Mare, is a Welsh midwinter tradition. It is a luck-bringing ritual in which the participants accompany a person disguised as a horse, complete with horse skull, from house to house and sing at each door in exchange for food and money. At My Good Babushka.

Mari Lwyd

Work in progress on my Mari Lwyd. A Welsh midwinter tradition, a luck-bringing ritual in which a company along with a person disguised as a horse go from house to house and sing at each door to get food and money. I am painting the Mari Lwyd, the gray mare, alone.