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- noun A
Welsh custom ofsinging carols at dawn onChristmas morning.
Etymologies
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On Christmas Day itself, a 'plygain' carol service would be held between 3am-6am in the local church, and this custom continues in some parts of Wales notably in Montgomeryshire and Merionethshire to this day.
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On Christmas Day itself, a 'plygain' carol service would be held between 3am-6am in the local church, and this custom continues in some parts of Wales notably in Montgomeryshire and Merionethshire to this day.
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Early on Christmas morning Welsh Protestants held a carol service known as 'plygain' as opposed to the Catholic Mass.
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Early on Christmas morning Welsh Protestants held a carol service known as 'plygain' as opposed to the Catholic Mass.
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For information on other Welsh Christmas traditions and to hear some plygain singing, click here. posted by Big Bead Little Bead at 7:23 PM
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For information on other Welsh Christmas traditions and to hear some plygain singing, click here. posted by Big Bead Little Bead at 7:23 PM
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