Definition & Meaning | English word GOLOWAN
GOLOWAN
Definitions of GOLOWAN
- A Midsummer celebration in Cornwall, England, with bonfires, fireworks, processions, etc.
Number of letters
7
Is palindrome
No
Examples of Using GOLOWAN in a Sentence
- Penglaz was first introduced in 1992 at the second revived Golowan festival by Merv Davey, honourary piper of Gorseth Kernow.
- The serpent dance is a traditional Cornish dance associated with the Midsummer festival of Golowan and Cornish cultural events such as nos lowen (earlier spelling noze looan).
- There is documentary evidence of an 'Oss at Penzance in the late 19th century, made with a caped stick and skull, which has formed the basis of the Penglaz 'Obby 'Oss that appears during the Golowan festival and the Montol Festival, both modern revivals; the skull 'oss is strikingly similar to the Mari Lwyd in Wales associated with the pre-Christian deity Rhiannon, known as Epona the horse goddess in continental Celtic cultures, passing into festive folklore as 'the Old Grey Mare' in neighbouring parts of Britain e.
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