2025 Day 357

 2025 Dedh Trei Hans Seytek ha Dogens


















De Meurth, tryja warn ügens mis Kevardhû
Tuesday, 23rd December 

















Thera nei en termyn tewal. En Kernow thew an nosow hir ha yeyn. Gwav ew. Noor an bes ew kilinys dhort an Howl. Bes pub bledhen ma'n gwenton ow sewya an gwav. An golow a wra dos tre. Tradicyon ew dhe gawas golowow en termynyow tewl an downa. Cantollow war wedhen Nadelik po golowow tredan war dreven hag en lowarthow, thera nei ow kelwel an golow dhe dhos tre.

We are in a dark time. In Cornwall the nights are long and cold. It is winter. The North of the earth is tilted away from the Sun. But every year the spring follows the winter. The light will come back. It's a tradition to get lights in the deepest dark times. Candles on a Christmas tree or electric lights on buildings and in gardens, we invite the light to come back. 

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