It later became Latinized as Walia, then by the Normans to something like Wal~es....then Wales. Wales (Cymru in Welsh) is a mountainous country on the western side of Great Britain. Wales is bordered by England to the east, the Bristol Channel to the south, St George's Channel in the west, and the Irish Sea to the north.

Wales is located on the western shores of Great Britain. It is bounded on the north by the Irish Sea; on the east by England; on the south by the Bristol Channel; and on the west by the St George’s Channel and Cardigan Bay.

Great Britain is made up from England, Scotland and Wales. Great Britain is very often, but incorrectly, used as a synonym for the sovereign state properly known as the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

With many thanks to The Cathedral School, Llandaff in Wales for providing the information on Christmas in Wales on this page: An Apple. A Calennig is an apple with three twig legs stuck with dried fruit, cloves and a spray of evergreens stuck into the top. It is a traditional Welsh decoration to give friends and families on New Years day to ...

There are many explanations of how the leek came to be adopted as the national emblem of Wales. One is that St David advised the Welsh, on the eve of battle with the Saxons, to wear leeks in their caps to distinguish friend from foe. As Shakespeare records in Henry V, the Welsh archers wore leeks at the battle of Agincourt in 1415.

Wales. Traditional Welsh foods include: Laverbread - It's basically boiled seaweed (Laver is a kind of edible seaweed). Laverbread is often served rolled with fine Welsh oatmeal into little cakes and fried into crisp patties with eggs, bacon and cockles for a traditional Welsh breakfast. Bara Brith - A rich cake. Welsh Rarebit - melted cheese ...

What is Wales' National Dress? On St David's Day, some children in Wales dress in their national costume, which consists of a tall black hat, white frilled cap and long dress. The national flag of Wales, depicting a fiery red dragon (Y Ddraig Goch) against a green and white background, is also flown. What is the Naional Flag of Wales? Flag of Wales

The Welsh dragon does not appear on the flag because when the first Union Flag was created in 1606, Wales was already united with England from the 13th century. This meant that Wales a Principality instead of a Kingdom and as such could not be included.

1536 - Act of Union joins England and Wales. 1707 - Act of Union unites Scotland and England, together with Wales to form the Kingdom of Great Britain. 1801 - The Irish Parliament voted to join the Union. The then Kingdom of Great Britain becomes the United Kingdom of …

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