I'm currently writing an article on Christmas and New Year traditions from South Wales. I have studied the seasonal traditions, but I wonder if you can shed any light or information on:
·        Calennig, where the children would use a highly-decorated orange to ask for New Year gifts (in Welsh or in English);
·        the Mari Lwyd horse's skull tradition;
·        Y Gwyliau (The Holidays), the three-week period leading on from Christmas where farm workers celebrated;
·        Holming, the Boxing Day tradition, where houseowners would beat their servants with branches of holly;
·        Any other Welsh traditions.

Mick Tems