How To Use Eisteddfod In A Sentence
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Eisteddfod literally means a sitting (eistedd = to sit), perhaps a reference to the hand-carved chair traditionally awarded to the best poet in the ceremony 'The Crowning of the Bard'.
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I was on the eisteddfodau circuit so I did lots of singing and reciting.
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But I don't think we can abandon the eisteddfod altogether; it is a too important community event.
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This is regarded as the premier eisteddfod across the globe.
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The nineteenth-century revival of the eisteddfod and of the study of Welsh antiquities was initially encouraged by Anglican clergy and gentry.
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From the Evening News, November 6, 1903: The United Sunday Schools of Bolton are promoting an exhibition and eisteddfod and the first gathering in connection therewith was held last night in the Temperance Hall.
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I made inquiries of him about the eisteddfodau or sessions of bards, and expressed a wish to be present at one of them.
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Today the term 'bard' in Wales means the victor at an eisteddfod, whether in poetry or music.
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Founded at Aberystwyth University in 1988, the label faced indifference and often hostility from the Welsh establishment for deviating from the conservative fare found at eisteddfodau (national festivals) broadcast by S4C (the Welsh-language channel).
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During her career, Elinor has done numerous outdoor broadcasts from eisteddfodau and events all over Wales, as well as voice overs.
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The Crowning of the Bard is one of the most important events in an eisteddfod
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Stall-holders have been known to share some stalls with other groups due to extortionate Eisteddfod rates, but if this is the case here, how come it's refundable from the taxpayer?
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First, anyone who has participated in a piano eisteddfod, a dance competition or a debating tournament as a teenager knows that the fierce competition we throw children into is not cute or amusing, it is intense and potentially scarring.
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The song and minstrelsy of Wales have from the earliest period of its history been nurtured by its eisteddfodau.
The Poetry of Wales
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Since the National Assembly was founded in 2000, St David's Day has become a much bigger event across Wales, but Swansea's week of celebrations this year gives the patron saint much more than the traditional parades, eisteddfodau and sporting of leeks or daffodils.
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For a start if anyone here thinks that the pinnacle of the 'Welsh Year' is the National Eisteddfod, then you live a crachach bubble to end all crachach bubbles and you definitely need to get out of Wales more often to get a sense of perspective.
Labour: no presence at the Eisteddfod
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You'll probably remember the Commission's announcement during the Eisteddfod that English contributions in plenary won't be translated into Welsh in the official Record of Proceedings from now on.
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It had even taken John Rowlands a long time to persuade him to let Bran play the harp in contests at eisteddfodau.
The Grey King
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The eisteddfodau in Wales are of course a wonderful tradition where you had singing and poetry competitions in any given village every different Saturday.
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Even if they are tonked, the fixture will gladden hearts in a few towns in Patagonia, where descendants of Welsh settlers still speak Welsh and hold eisteddfods.
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Founded at Aberystwyth University in 1988, the label faced indifference and often hostility from the Welsh establishment for deviating from the conservative fare found at eisteddfodau (national festivals) broadcast by S4C (the Welsh-language channel).
Label of love: Ankst
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The Lismore Music Festival Society will hold its 92nd Eisteddfod in August and September this year with sections in woodwind, brass, piano, string, vocal, spoken word and dance.
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He picked Mrs Scott, who sang as a child at eisteddfodau - the traditional Welsh-language cultural festivals - to sing solo at the choir's first public performance, in Barnstaple, Devon.
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Then there were the eisteddfodau (festivals) at which he sang and recited with conspicuous success from the age of 5.
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Welsh language I think I may lay some pretensions; were I not well acquainted with it, I should not have carried off the prize at various eisteddfodau, as I have done.
Wild Wales : Its People, Language and Scenery
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In the past two years, I have worked on a Welsh hill farm in lambing season, joined a male choir and competed at the National Eisteddfod, learned to row a coracle, been down one of the last Welsh coal mines, sent my middle-aged body out to train with Cardiff rugby players half my age.
My quest to be more Welsh
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The first National Eisteddfod, held in 1861 at Aberdare, proved to be a showpiece for literary and musical talent.