National symbols of Wales: Difference between revisions

 

From the 1880s, when the traditional costume had gone out of general use, selected elements of it became adopted as a National Costume. From then on it was worn by women at events such as Royal visits, by choirs, at church and chapel, for photographs and occasionally at [[eisteddfodau]]. It was first worn by girls as a celebration on [[Saint David's Day]] just before the First World War. The costume is now recognised as the [[National costume|national dress]] of Wales.<ref name="WAEoW">{{cite book |last=Davies |first=John |title=The Welsh Academy Encyclopaedia of Wales |author2=Jenkins, Nigel |publisher=University of Wales Press |year=2008 |isbn=978-0-7083-1953-6 |location=Cardiff |pages=931–932}}</ref>

 

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