over the world. Welsh is the official language of the festival. The program includes male choirs, brass-band concerts, many childrens events drama, arts, crafts.
The most impressive ceremony of the festival is the crowning of the Bard. When the best poets name is called, he comes forward to the platform. There he is given a purple robe to wear. A crown of golden oak leaves is placed on his head.
England. England means different things to different people. To some of them it is "a fortress built by nature" to some - "a foggy Albion".
Some people call it "the workshop of the world", others - "a land of sleepy rural beauty".
One of the oldest prehistoric monuments is Stonehenge. The monument consists of two circles of huge stone blocks.
Inside of them there are two groups of stones in the shape of a horseshoe. It is a ritual monument of Druids used for performing mystic rites at dawn on Midsummmer Day - 24th June.
Northern Ireland. There is an old Irish saying that Ireland must be the cleanest place in the world, because God washes it every day. Ireland is also called the "Emerald Isle because of its beautiful green fields.
Everybody knows that the national emblem of Ireland is a sham - rock. It illustrates the Christian doctrine of the Trinity to the Irish. Inside the shamrock there is a red hand. Why is it here? The legend tells us that 3000 years ago two Vikings chiefs went with their men in big boats to Ireland. The first man to touch the Irish land would be the king. Then one of the chiefs cut off his right hand and threw it. So he was the first and he became the king of Ireland.
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