In Wales, Mari Lwyd Brings A Costumed Horse Skull To Your Door For Some Winter Fun
There’s a tradition around this time of year in Wales called Mari Lwyd. It starts with a knock at the door in the winter night, and it only gets spookier from there.
California Miners Once Tried To Start “The Great Republic Of Rough And Ready”
Today in 1850, a man in California decided to start his own country. While it didn’t last, and may not have happened at all, the name is unforgettable: the Great Republic of Rough and Ready.
An Email Mixup Led To A Very Strange Welsh Road Sign
This week in 2008, local officials in Swanzey tried to get English-to-Welsh translation for a road sign they wanted to put up. They got a Welsh sentence in response, but it wasn't what they thought.