- Have you ever attended Eisteddfod?
- No, I haven’t. what is it?
- It’s the most exciting Welsh traditional festival devoted to music and poetry.
When is it held?
- Annually early in August.
- Is it an old custom to hold this festival?
- Oh, yes. This tradition dates back to early history, and there are records of competitions for Welsh poets and musicians in the 12th century.
- When did you attend it last?
- This year when my uncle invited me to stay at his house in Caernarvon. We got up early in the morning and went to a large grassy field just outside the town.
-Were there many people there?
-Oh, yes! The streets were full of people and in the field there was a large crowd round a circle of big stones with an ‘altar stone’ in the middle.
-What is this altar stone used for?
-The Chief Druid stepped on the altar stone and made a long speech in Welsh. I didn’t understand a word of it but the audience loved it.
-Were there any songs or poems performed?
-Yes, there were. A great number of songs and poems. And at the end of the festival there was a very interest ceremony of awarding the bard of the year.
-You mean the winner of the competition?
-Yea. He was awarded the prize. It was the Crown, specially made for the occasion.
-I think I should go there next year. I like ancient traditions, besides I’ve never been to Walse.
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