I wasn't objecting to thread drift pre se (18 Dec). I felt deeper discussion was appearing too early in the thread and would be a distraction from it's original purpose.

And by the way, The Mari Lwyd did not become defunct. By it's very nature, it is a small, local "ritual", and has been carried on unbroken without outside knowledge in various locations,
Llangynwyd being the most visible.

Splott man