We love skulls! De nada, it’s important to make sure any new traditions respect those of other cultures, especially ones that are already misused and appropriated.

So was I! It actually burns for about three solid hours, and is solid beeswax, so smells gorgeous

I agree! Blessed be to all x

Same! I love the festival, I love the symbols and decorations, and I love the dressing up for parties. Comercialisation and our consumer society is an issue in general, but it does not take away my joy at a feast or celebration.

Yeah I wondered what that was about.

Yes, Dumnonia and Cymru are so closely related as to be cultural siblings. We have a similar tradition with the table settings which I keep vague only for privacy reasons, but I nodded at every point you made. I’m truly sorry not to have mentioned Kernow in the video, I promise to make up for it in due course.

@@TheWelshViking Don't feel the need to apologize, you are after all the Welsh Viking and talking about Welsh customs. That is a lot of research without taking Kernow onboard too.

Why did I know I would find other Bernadette fans here, haha!

Costube was amazing thanks to that I have found this channel and so many more from bernadettes.

In Scotland, we carved turnips when I was a wee girl. Turnips were seriously big!

Thank you! Apples seem to improve when turned into a liquid! Sounds like you’ve got the very best tradition going, especially doing it all with others in a cosy setting :)

Oooh! That’s a good way to ‘sacrifice’ an elephant 🐘!

Glad it had all the necessary elements, Monika! *Makes note* “must... swear... more”

It’s just such a good one! And it isn’t *too* rude either! 😜

Love it! All of it! You are absolutely doing it right! You’ll have to increase the challenge of the task every year until they’re putting on a full musical for their sweets!

Also tumpsies is *the* cutest word.

That *exact* thing happened to me once! Complete with double-take afterwards and showing it off to my little mates!

Sounds like you were a punk! I used to use flour and water mix or just soap to make my mohawk. It was... ill advised. But fun!

Oh shoot! I've added a link in the description. Thanks for the heads up!

@@TheWelshViking hahaha 😆

Yay! I’m glad you enjoyed it NCG!

Aw, fresh!

Swedish baked goods and badass women sound like a decent second-place! But I’d love to hear more about your Grandmother’s village traditions, if it’s appropriate to ask, of course.

@@TheWelshViking Sure it is! A bit of googling later tells me that the tradition stems from the region my grandmother is from, and was still celebrated in a few villages back in 2014. It's goes back to at least the 1500's but might be as old as the very earliest christening which also took place here. The name "Lusse" and the practice of dressing up as a "Lussegubbe" comes from Lucifer, and the belief that the devil is the closest or strongest during "Lussenatten" (Lusse night), i e the darkest night of the year. So people, possibly mostly young people but not children, would dress up to mask themselves and look ugly/frightening and the go round showing there ugly faces asking for treats; like strong liquour, cheese or something like it. There seems to be a point of trying to guess who's behind the masks of your visitors, and I guess an assumption that most of your visiting lussegubbar would be someone you know at least by name and so on. Apparently this never spread from the western parts - unlike the later variety with pretty women (or crossdressing) Here are some in the year 1930: digitaltmuseum.se/021017511672/lussegubbar-i-haljestena And for reference here is a "Luciatåg" (Lucia procession?) in 1935 digitaltmuseum.se/011013993847/luciatag-uppsala-december-1935

Apology returned, because this is absolutely *incredible* parenting. Incredible. You are the coolest parents and I hope you write the stories down and get them printed one day. Omg my little Welsh heart is melting.

That is so completely amazing that you did that for your kids, and as a former bookseller, I give you all the awwws! 😊

Unfortunately I don't think we do as much as used to.

It is fun! I have a couple now and they’re deliciously goth! I’m so happy you enjoyed the vid :)

Tapadh leat, Catz! Interesting, and ye, absolutely fairground food as well, preferably sticky enough to pull milk teeth!

Well thank you, Julia! Cinnamon sticks on trees is such a nice idea. Might make a few bundles and get the smell permeating :)

honestly I use apple pie spice and pumpkin pie spice interchangeably, it's mostly all the same spices.

It's like caroling. You go door to door, singing for gifts, usually drinks or snacks.

As Ashlee says, it’s effectively caroling, and is where both that and trick or treat stem from. Wassail the drink is basically mulled (non-alcoholic usually) cider or fruit juice. I plan to make some once I have enough local apples :)

On it. No really. Gonna get real weird.

I’m so pleased you did :) Thanks!

Same to you! Kind of. Bear in mind the traditions date as far back in Wales at least as far as they do in England. Rather than combining, it’s more that they simply survive alongside each other

Fling me a secure address on IG and I’ll send you a sample :)

*Pictures you as a nipper, madly shovelling apples into your mouth as the grown-ups are turned away*

@@TheWelshViking I don't remember grown-ups being turned away, as I have a feeling they must have been too busy trying not to get caught laughing 😂

I’ve had worse working in moody bars, but still, my manicure!

Hear hear, Lunareon! Finnish harvest and winter customs seem so wonderful, I’ve wanted to visit for a very long time.

Never mind - works if you log in to paypay separately to ko-fi.

Would they get in trouble if the threw in a dozen stones with their names on them? 😉😂