Today is #CalanMai - sometimes known as #CalanHâf - the first of May and the first day of summer in Cymru.

Traditionally, this is the day Summer and Winter fight and Summer wins, paving the way for a good harvest.

Nos Galan Haf - the night before the celebration - is one of the spirit nights, and bonfires are lit to ward against harmful spirits.

As we continue to build #BetterSocialMedia that lights the fires to keep the unwelcome spirits at bay, I wish everyone a happy #MayDay 💚

The term has been used as a catch-all for anything breaking gender norms.

Cadi derives from the girls name Catrin and was often used as a pejorative towards Queer people. A similar given name-based term in English is Nancy.

Male maypole dancers dressed in women's clothes were sometimes called Cadi, hence why today it has been on my mind!
#cadi #lhdt #lhdtc #cymraeg #calanmai

Spring song in Welsh. Cân gwanwyn yn Gymraeg. Mae'r Ddaear yn Glasu = The Earth is Turning Green. The first two verses describe the growing beauty of spring, then...

Mae’r ddaear fawr ffrwythlon a’i thrysor yn ddigon
I borthi’i thrigolion yn dirion bob dydd
Pe byddem ni ddynion mewn cyflwr heddychlon
Yn caru’n un galon ein gilydd.

The great fertile earth and her treasure is enough
To feed her inhabitants well every day,
If we men were in a peaceful state
Loving each other with one heart.

Mae'r Ddaear yn Glasu - Gwenan Gibbard

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2gSyfzVEhU

#FolkMusic #FolkSong #Folk #music #CerddoriaethCymru #WelshMusic #CalanMai #UK #Cymru #Wales