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Mari Lwyd

/meri lʊid/

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What does Mari Lwyd mean?

proper noun

  1. A Welsh winter holiday custom involving wassailing with a horse's skull carried by a person hidden under a sheet.
  2. The name of the character itself.

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IPA pronunciation

/meri lʊid/

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