Episode 101: Mari Lwyd

On this episode of Iron Silver and Salt, we take part in the end of the year holiday festivities to talk about the spookiest holiday horse: The Mari Lwyd. Adrian wants to wish everyone a very Happy HondaDays. Will is thankful for left-handed appreciation! Chris reminds his co-hosts that research is the ultimate gift. And we all hope you have a good holiday and a happy new year! Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mari_Lwyd https://archive.org/stream/in.ernet.dli.2015.501166/2015.501166.99999990253567_djvu.txt https://museum.wales/articles/1187/Christmas-Traditions-The-Mari-Lwyd/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bpmTNFFRjdQ https://www.atlasobscura.com/foods/mari-lwyd-horse-skull-wales-wassailing https://www.wales.com/about/culture/mari-lwyd https://www.horniman.ac.uk/story/the-mystery-of-mari-lwyd/ https://www.poetryfoundation.org/harriet-books/2016/12/the-mari-lwyd-dialogue-welsh-rhyme-battles-to-haunt-your-yuletide https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17436868-the-old-magic-of-christmas