Wales is a land of beautiful nature, rich culture and amazing architecture.

WALES

• Area: 20,760 sq km (8,015 sq miles) • Population: 2,798,200 • Languages: English (100%), Welsh (20%) • Capital City: Cardiff • National Motto: Cymru am Byth ("Wales for

Ever")

• The origins of the Red Dragon flag, or "y Draig Goch" could date back to the Roman period.

• The dragon was used by Roman military.

• After the Romans left, the Red Dragon remained as a key emblem of Wales.

Traditional food• - local eggs and bacon

combined with the more Laverbread unusual ingredients. – Afternoon tea can be

served with Bara Brith ( a fruit bread) or Welsh cakes.

• The traditional meat for dinner in the evening  is Welsh Lamb or for a snack Welsh Rarebit.

“The costume regarded as national dress is based on clothing worn by Welsh

countrywomen during the early nineteenth century, namely a striped flannel petticoat,

bedgown, with an apron, shawl and tall hat"

Bedgown : hálóingPetticoat: alsószoknyaShawl: kendőApron: kötény

Lovespoons• The giving and receiving of

lovespoons between lovers, friends and family is a Welsh customTraditionally a lovespoon was a wooden spoon carved by a young man and presented to the woman he loved

• Today lovespoons are very popular and used to mark and celebrate many occasions such as births, christenings, weddings, anniversaries and retirement..

Welsh Christmas traditions

• Plygain - singing from 3-6 am on Christmas Day

• Taffy making on Christmas eve

• Mari Lwyd - the grey • mare that brings• good luck

St. David’s day

• St David’s day is commemorated by the wearing of daffodils or

leeks on the 1st of March.

Wales is home to some of Europe's finest surviving examples of medieval castle construction:

Chepstow castle

Beaumaris castle

Caernarfon Castle

Caernarfon is the ancient capital of Wales, where the British monarch’s eldest son is traditionally crowned Prince of Wales

THE SEVEN WONDERS OF WALES

• 1, SNOWDON mountains, Snowdonia National Park

2, Pistyll Rhaeadr waterfall

Pistyll Rhaeadr

3, Wrexham Steeple

4, Overton Yew Trees

5, St. Winifred´s Well

6, Llangollen Bridge

7, Gresford Bells

Anglo-Welsh poet, Dylan Thomas is famous throughout the literary world.

• 1914-1953