Prose Poetry
Wales Festivals and Cultural Events: Eisteddfod 2010
If you have been accustomed to travelling to Europe or further afield for your holidays, you may well be interested in a more local setting. Focus your attentions on the west of the UK, to a country with its own specially unique cultural charm.
Anyone considering weekend breaks in Wales or looking for things to do in Wales would be well served by a visit to the biggest annual Welsh language and cultural festival – The National Eisteddfod. Alternating venues between north and south Wales, during the first weeks of August 2010 it will be held in Ebbw Vale, Blaenau Gwent and then in Wrexham in 2011.
The largest cultural event in Europe is the National Eisteddfod of Wales, the principle event in the nation’s calendar. The event is a celebration of Welsh culture, so the proceedings are conducted mainly in the Welsh language, although with over 150,000 visitors per week, there is plenty of English spoken. You’ll receive a warm welcome at the Eisteddfod regardless of whether or not you can speak Welsh and a translating kit can be picked up for the day as you arrive.
You can still enjoy arts, crafts, music and dance and soak up the atmosphere, without an in-depth knowledge of the language. The majority of the events are conducted in the main field or Maes, with the pavilion being the focal point of the festival where you can find dance, recitatiion competitions and poetry. These include the Crowning (best work in free verse), Daniel Owen memorial prize (best unpublished Welsh novel), the Prose Medal, and the Chairing of the winning poet.
There are also theatre, arts and crafts exhibitions, a literature pavilion, an area for Welsh learners to hone their language skills and plenty of plenty of food and drink. Or travel a little further afield and experience some of the first class restaurants in Wales that are nearby. Evening entertainment is the speciality of the festival, with an abundance of plays, comedy, concerts and performances for local artists. If you are looking for music groups whilst on a weekend break, there are lots of gigs in both Welsh and English in the main pavilion and nearby venues.
Paige Nagy 2009 OH State Champ Prose/Poetry
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