Mari Lwyd Tapestries

A design of Mari Lwyd, the Welsh holiday tradition

The Mari Lwyd (Welsh: Y Fari Lwyd) is a wassailing folk custom found in South Wales. The tradition entails the use of an eponymous hobby horse which is made from a horse's skull mounted on a pole and carried by an individual hidden under a sackcloth.

Celebrate Christmas the Welsh way this year by sporting this Mari Lwyd inspired design!

Digital Drawing of Mari Lwyd. the Gray Mare of Welch tradition. According to this folk tradition you go wassailing or caroling with a horse skull with ribbons and evergreen and holly in place of its mane. The tradition also says that Mari Lwyd coming to your house is good luck but you must first deny them entry to your home before eventually allowing entry.

Mari Lwyd the ghost of christmas

Don't worry, she's not scary! Celebrate Christmas in a unique way with this magical re-imagining of the Mari Lwyd!

The Mari Lwyd is a Welsh tradition in which folks carry around a hobby horse that is made with a real horse skull. People with Mari Lwyds travel from house to house demanding food and drink through caroling battles.

Celebrate all the festive Christmas characters!

A hand carved linocut of a mari lwyd, a traditional folk custom from South Wales.

Mari Lwyd Winter Ghost Horse

Pilgrims of the Long Night

Horsecskull version of my dead inside design