Tue, 01 Mar 2016 Prynhawn Da

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-Happy St David's Day to you!

-Hello and welcome to Prynhawn Da

-on St David's Day.

-I'm sure schools

-across Wales are celebrating today.

-Send us your St David's Day photos.

-Email us at [email protected]

-or [email protected]

-We'll showcase your photographs

-all this week.

-Daf Wyn traces the story of the

-patron saint of Wales, Saint David.

-We enjoy a chat and a song from

-Mantra of the Vale of Glamorgan.

-Some claim that today

-is the first day of spring.

-Steffan discovers why

-we welcome it so early.

-Our style expert, Delyth Wilson

-has a collection of Welsh homeware.

-Ann-Marie Lewis has recently

-returned from Patagonia...

-..and chats about

-her most prized possessions.

-It's the 1st of March,

-so stay tuned to us on Prynhawn Da.

-We start with Canon Michael Rees

-who is back from Patagonia...

-..having returned

-a special Bible to The Colony.

-Welcome to the programme.

-Thank you.

-You arrived home over the weekend.

-I arrived back on Saturday.

-Tell us more about

-this special Bible.

-The Bible from Patagonia

-was brought over...

-..by the Magharita

-and Charlie Green.

-The Bible was brought over as part

-of the 150 year celebrations.

-The Bible was kept at

-the National Library in Aberystwyth.

-The Bible was part

-of Charlie's family.

-Charlie's family took the Bible out

-to Patagonia...

-..when the first Welsh

-went out there.

-You took the Bible on tour.

-I've always wanted

-to go to Patagonia.

-I'm retired so I have

-plenty of time.

-A travel company asked me if I could

-return the Bible to Patagonia.

-I was part of a group of seven.

-It was an honour to embark

-on this trip.

-You also took it on a tour of Wales.

-The Bible was dedicated

-at the cathedral in St Davids.

-We read from the Patagonia Bible

-during the service.

-We took photos and returned

-them to Patagonia.

-We wanted them to see the Bible

-in Wales.

-It was great to see the Archbishop

-dedicate the Bible.

-There was also greetings written

-to the family back in Patagonia.

-How did you return the Bible

-to Patagonia?

-Did you have it in the case?

-I had a 23 kilo weight limit

-on my luggage.

-I had 15 kilos when I travelled

-around over there.

-I hope I didn't have to pay

-extra fees because...

-..I was carrying this heavy Bible.

-You presented the Bible at a special

-festival in Patagonia.

-I went to Trefelin and Esquel.

-I also went to Rio Grande.

-It was the location for the

-Celtica Patagonia Festival.

-Sian James was performing

-on the harp...

-..and we shared a hotel with her.

-Celtic groups were entertaining.

-Magharita was the

-host of the event.

-I handed the Bible back around the

-Gorsedd stones out there.

-You came back with another Bible.

-I returned home

-with a bilingual Bible.

-I reached Trelew and found

-a Christian bookshops.

-There was a Spanish-Welsh Bible.

-I decided to purchase it.

-Thank you for joining us.

-As you're already aware,

-today is St David's Day.

-We celebrate our Welshness

-and everything that makes us Welsh.

-But how much

-do you know about this day?

-There's a lot more to St David's Day

-than just St David as Daf discovers.

-St David's Day is a day to bring

-out the daffodil, fly the flag...

-..and celebrate

-our Welshness in style.

-It's also a day to remember

-our patron saint, Saint David.

-But who exactly was Saint David,

-what makes him famous...

-..and why do we celebrate him

-1,600 years after his death?

-He was born in the sixth century

-and lived in the St Davids area.

-St Davids was not the name

-of the area at that time.

-His life was recorded in handwriting

-500 years later in Buchedd Dewi.

-He was the son of King Ceredigion

-and was educated in Henfynyw.

-Later, he moved to Llanddeusant...

-..and in the 12th Century, he was

-named a saint by Pope Callixtus.

-St David's Day was founded as a

-church festival in the 12th Century.

-Dewi was a faithful monk...

-..and he established a monastery

-and church in Glyn Rhosyn...

-..the area we know as St Davids.

-He gave his whole life

-to his faith...

-..and stories of his miracles

-have been immortalized.

-He healed the sick

-and he did this along his journeys.

-He gave Paulinus, his teacher

-the ability to see.

-His most famous miracle is when he

-preached at Llanddewi Brefi.

-Crowds of people were there and he

-worried people wouldn't hear him...

-..but the ground beneath him raised.

-This is one of the most

-famous stories about him.

-There is uncertainty

-about the year that St David died.

-Many believe that he lived

-to be 100 years old.

-But there's one thing

-that historians agree on...

-..and that is that he died on

-1 March, which is why we celebrate.

-There's more to St David's Day

-than the man himself.

-There are many symbols

-which relate to him.

-Old harps, Welshcakes and leeks.

-The history of the leek is very old.

-One story claims that when Wales

-battled against England...

-..they used leeks on their hats to

-recognize which side people were on.

-"Gwisg Genhinen yn dy gap, a gwisg

-hi yn dy galon" derived from this.

-The daffodil became synonymous with

-St David's Day in the 14th Century.

-Some think there was confusion

-with the 'cenhinen' - leek...

-..and the 'cenhinen pedr'

-- daffodil.

-Many believe that the daffodil

-is the true symbol of Wales.

-Leeks are what we used to create the

-perfect St David's Day dish, cawl.

-There's no better way to celebrate

-St David's Day than with cawl.

-A bowl of cawl

-with fresh ingredients.

-I choose lamb every time

-but many enjoy beef cawl.

-You need to add green ingredients

-one at a time, but the leek is last.

-This smells delicious -

-do you think we can eat it?

-We have to enjoy ourselves now.

-We have to enjoy ourselves now.

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-We've got Welshcakes for pudding.

-Happy St David's Day.

-Lovely, thank you.

-Make sure you remember

-St David's words...

-..'Be joyful, and keep

-your faith and your creed...

-..'and do the little things.'

-Happy St David's Day to you.

-That was very interesting.

-We also had cawl for lunch.

-Sorry for the loss of sound there.

-After the break...

-..Mantra join us for a chat

-and also perform for us today.

-See you in a few minutes.

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-Welcome back.

-We're joined by three young ladies

-from the Vale of Glamorgan.

-Tara, Manon and Anna are members

-of the singing trio, Mantra.

-Welcome to Prynhawn Da.

-I'm Manon and I attend

-Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Bro Morgannwg.

-I'm Tara and I go to school

-in Swansea.

-I'm also Tara.

-How did you get together?

-Anna's mother wrote a musical.

-The story behind the musical

-was that of Blodeuwedd.

-She released it and we all became

-a part of it.

-Where does the name, Mantra

-come from?

-Mantra is a mixture

-of all of our names.

-This will be our first performance

-together.

-We have done a lot of rehearsals.

-We practised with Anna

-and her mother.

-My mother can't sing!

-She couldn't help.

-I usually compete in the Eisteddfod

-and the South Glamorgan Festival.

-Are you competing this year?

-Yes. There's a fortnight

-until the county Eisteddfod.

-We've just started out

-and we enjoy performing together.

-We're happy to perform anywhere.

-Tell us about today's song.

-The song we'll perform today

-was written by Gwenno Dafydd.

-I performed it with

-my primary school many years ago.

-The lyrics were written

-by Gwenno Dafydd...

-The lyrics were written

-by Gwenno Dafydd.

-Before Mantra perform for us,

-we've got an event to announce.

-A fund-raising night is held in aid

-of the Whitland ladies Canada trip.

-There's cawl and Creulyn perform on

-Friday at 7.00pm at the rugby club.

-Tickets costs 5 each.

-It's time to enjoy the group Mantra

-performing Cenwch y Clychau i Dewi.

-Gwenno Dafydd is the song's lyricist

-and Heulwen Thomas is the composer.

-Here is Mantra.

-# Brave and wise was Saint David

-# His hands were healing hands

-# Small deeds were full of goodness

-# Like seedlings through our lands

-# So, lift your voices high

-for Saint David

-# Shout out his name loud and clear

-# Hero of Welsh men and women

-# Saint David had no fear

-# Ring out the bells

-for Saint David

-# Ring out across the land

-# Ring for Saint David,

-ring, ring, let them ring

-# Ring out over sea and sand

-# Lightning flashed,

-hot like wild knives

-# And split the rock in two

-# Clear sign to mark the birthplace

-# Of David, healer true

-# So, lift voices high

-for Saint David

-# Shout out his name loud and clear

-# Hero of Welsh men and women

-# Saint David had no fear

-# Ring out the bells

-for Saint David

-# Ring out across the land

-# Ring for Saint David,

-ring, ring, let them ring

-# Ring out over sea and sand

-# Thousands came to Llanddewi

-# Like bees, homewards to hive

-# His voice rang out like Bangu

-# The ground arose, alive

-# So, lift voices high

-for Saint David

-# Shout out his name loud and clear

-# Hero of Welsh men and women

-# Saint David had no fear

-# Ring out the bells

-for Saint David

-# Ring out across the land

-# Ring for Saint David,

-ring, ring, let them ring

-# Ring out over sea and sand

-# Ring out the bells

-for Saint David

-# Ring out across the land

-# Ring for Saint David,

-ring, ring, let them ring

-# Ring out over sea and sand #

-APPLAUSE

-Thank you to Mantra.

-That's it from us for now

-so join us in a few minutes.

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-Welcome back.

-Later in the programme...

-..Delyth Wilson shows us some

-kitchenware from Welsh companies.

-Ann-Marie Lewis discusses

-her most prized possessions with us.

-The weather is very changeable.

-Some claim that today is

-the first official day of spring.

-But others argue that it doesn't

-start until later this month.

-Steffan Griffiths discovers when

-we should welcome the new season.

-Following the darkness of winter,

-March brings daylight.

-The temperature begins to rise

-and flowers bloom.

-In your opinion,

-when does spring begin?

-It all depends on the meteorological

-or astrological calendars.

-I believe spring begins

-when daffodils have bloomed.

-Spring begins when I see

-the first lamb in the fields.

-The 1 March is the

-beginning of spring for me.

-Spring starts for me on the 21 March

-with the equinox.

-These are all true, but for me

-as a meteorological person...

-..with the seasons split into four,

-spring, summer, autumn and winter.

-Spring starts on the 1 March.

-For Dr Sarah Roberts,

-an expert on space and stars...

-..the beginning of spring is

-different and far more technical.

-Luckily, she has a prop

-to explain it all.

-imagine a line through the earth...

-..from the South Pole,

-to the North Pole.

-In space, the earth is slightly

-angled and would look like this.

-During the winter,

-the earth points away from the sun.

-In the Northern Hemisphere,

-we point away from the sun...

-..and during the summer...

-..the Northern Hemisphere

-points towards the sun.

-Between the winter and summer,

-the earth reaches a point...

-..where the length of day and night

-are equal.

-From this point on,

-day is longer than night...

-..which is known as spring equinox.

-Equi means equal

-and nox means night.

-Following a mild winter, aspects of

-the season have been deceived...

-..to believe that spring

-arrived a long time ago.

-I met with a keen gardener to learn

-more about this phenomenon.

-Things have changed

-over the last few years.

-I moved here 35 years ago and hoped

-to have daffodils by St David's Day.

-These days, the daffodils

-blossom in February.

-Allium triquetrum and the coronilla

-glauca bloomed throughout winter.

-The frogspawn has been in

-the pond since January.

-I would say that February, March

-and April are the spring months.

-If you believe in the stars

-or the calendar...

-..the influence of global warming

-will change the way we see seasons.

-Delyth Wilson has joined us with

-Welsh homewares for the kitchen.

-Welcome to the programme.

-Thank you.

-The kitchen plays an important part

-in the St David's Day celebrations.

-The heart of any home

-in Wales is the kitchen.

-Everyone is making cawl

-and Welshcakes.

-Saint David mentioned that

-the small things that matter.

-Today, we've got some small items.

-Everything here is made

-by Welsh companies.

-We've got a knife from Seld.

-The knife from Seld is 19.50.

-The knife says 'caws cymru'

-or Welsh cheese.

-There's also a great variety of

-Welsh cheeses to use with these.

-Kitchen equipment

-is meant to be used.

-We've got tablemats

-from Melin Tregwynt.

-There are six in the pack.

-The Melin Tregwynt tablemats

-cost 49 from Seld.

-We consider the red colours

-as Welsh colours.

-These look great on a table.

-There's also a trivet.

-These stop you

-from marking the unit.

-If you're scared,

-you could use this.

-The trivet comes from Cwt Tatws

-and is priced 18.

-The handles are also sturdy.

-It won't heat up either!

-We also have a wooden bowl.

-I would love to have this bowl.

-A salad would look great

-in this bowl.

-You need a lot of salad to fill it!

-You would use this

-for a celebration.

-The wooden bowl is 59.95

-from Cwt Tatws.

-This has been specially made for us.

-The blanket is made by Jane Beck

-and costs 165.

-This is expensive, but it is big.

-This would make a great gift

-for somebody.

-Let's move on to the slate items.

-The slate items derive

-from the Gwendraeth Valley.

-There's a slate cheeseboard for 22.

-The slate clock is priced 40.

-The clock has a stand.

-Many items are made from slate

-these days.

-They all look great.

-What do you think this is?

-This looks like a handle.

-This is a red hook.

-You hang the hook

-on the kitchen wall.

-You could place a tea towel on it.

-This looks as if

-the saucepan is in the wall.

-They come in different colours.

-The red hook is 25 from Bodlon.

-There's a Welsh tea cosy.

-The teapot is important for us

-in Wales.

-The Welsh tea cosy

-is 30 from Bodlon.

-There's a coffee pot.

-The coffee pot is 22 from Adra.

-Many have liked this coffee pot.

-There's also some roasted coffee

-from the Snowdonia area.

-The Snowdonia roasted coffee

-is 5.95 from Adra.

-You don't need to go to Brazil

-for your coffee now!

-I've never seen coffee

-from North Wales before.

-It's great to have coffee

-made in Wales.

-This coffee pot looks like something

-you would see in a Western film.

-These tin items are very

-fashionable at the moment.

-Every company that we've mentioned

-are all based in Wales.

-All of these companies

-are on the internet too.

-You can purchase them all online.

-You can also contacted us to find

-out where to get these items.

-Thank you, Delyth.

-We hear more about The Colony

-in our final part today...

-..with Ann-Marie Lewis who has

-recently returned from Patagonia.

-She chats about her treasured items

-and there are a few from Patagonia.

-Join us in a few minutes.

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-Welcome back.

-We received some fantastic news

-in the studio yesterday.

-Some of you may have seen on Heno

-that Mari Grug gave birth to a son.

-Here's Tomos Lloyd James

-with his big brother, Steffan Ifan.

-Congratulations to Mari, Gareth

-and the whole family.

-We look forward to meeting

-the new member of the family.

-We've also heard that Steffan

-is already a great big brother.

-Thanks to all of those who entered

-our winter photography competition.

-The standard was incredibly high

-once again.

-The photographer, Keith Morris

-delivered his critique last night.

-Melanie Davies was awarded

-third place for her photograph.

-You love this photograph.

-Garry John Evans came second with

-his photograph of a wintry seaside.

-I'm not sure of the location,

-but this is a wonderful photograph.

-In first place and winner

-of the iPad or television...

-..is Emily Thomas.

-Emily's photograph

-was taken on the Brecon Beacons.

-Keith highly-praised

-this snapshot taken on the phone.

-It captures the light

-from the dawn or dusk.

-Congratulations Emily.

-We'll launch a new competition soon.

-We round off today's programme...

-..with a guest that's just returned

-from The Colony in Patagonia.

-Ann-Marie Lewis,

-welcome to the programme.

-Ann is here to discuss

-her most prized possessions.

-Welcome to Prynhawn Da.

-Thank you.

-You've returned to Wales

-having spent time in Patagonia.

-Tell us about your

-family connections with The Colony.

-It was a fantastic year

-in Patagonia.

-Fabio is my husband.

-His family live over there.

-It was a chance to catch up

-with his family.

-How did you meet?

-I taught Welsh in Patagonia

-in 2001.

-I met Fabio out there in my lessons.

-It was a big decision to move

-to Patagonia for a year.

-Everyone was very supportive in our

-trip to Patagonia.

-The children have a great Spanish

-- Welsh accent.

-Our children can speak fluent

-Spanish too.

-We've got a piece of artwork.

-The artwork features the words of

-the poem Hon by T H Parry-Williams.

-I studied Hon for A Level.

-It's my favourite poem.

-I like the words.

-I've travelled the globe.

-I've spent two years in The Colony.

-But I'm always drawn back to Wales.

-The words in this poem

-are powerful.

-They mean a lot to me.

-Sometimes, you need to go away

-to see how special Wales is.

-We've got a photograph

-of Capel Glan Alaw chapel.

-The chapel is located

-near Gaiman in Patagonia.

-It's based near Gaiman.

-I would pass the chapel every day

-when I taught out there.

-The chapels have been renovated.

-It's based in a remote area.

-It's also on a rural road.

-Tito is my husband.

-Not many members of his family

-could come to our wedding in Wales.

-We decided to go back

-to this chapel in Patagonia...

-..and hold a ceremony there.

-It was very atmospheric there.

-Alwdwyn Brunt was there and speaks

-fluent Welsh.

-He's never been to Wales.

-He wanted us to take a photo

-of this chapel.

-The chapel was packed

-to the rafters.

-The service by candlelight too.

-Nel Bach Y Bwcs is a great book.

-It pays tribute to the women

-who live in The Colony.

-Nel goes in search of a midwife to

-help her mother who is in labour.

-Her mother dies tragically

-in childbirth.

-Nel feels alone after this.

-You can't imagine

-what she went through.

-We turn to my children,

-Ifan and Miriam.

-This is the first photograph

-of them together.

-Miriam is four now.

-Ifan is about three.

-Ifan is new-born baby in the photo.

-They love going to school.

-They enjoying singing.

-Heno returns tonight at 7.00pm

-with St David's Day celebrations.

-Welsh Premier League Secretary,

-Gwyn Derfel will be my studio guest.

-Daf Wyn hits the streets of Cardiff

-for the St David's Day procession...

-..and attends the opening of a Welsh

-cafe with the harpist, Catrin Finch.

-We also celebrate St David's Day

-in Machynlleth...

-..and showcase

-your St David's Day photographs.

-That's all we have time for today.

-Tomorrow, Mererid Hopwood will be

-discussing her new volume of poetry.

-Alison Huw examines

-the amount of sugar in our foods.

-We also showcase

-your St David's Day photographs.

-Wyneb Glyndwr

-follows the news and weather on S4C.

-Happy St David's Day to you all.

-Goodbye.

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