English-speaking country

Wales

Work was done by Novopashin Sergey, group 104

WHY I PICK THIS THEME

After conducting a survey among students, it turned out that very few people know that there is such a country as Wales and even fewer people know anything about this country

what is the purpose of my project

My group and I are studying English, so you need to know at least most of the countries that speak this language, and Wales is one of these countries. I think it would be quite strange not to know a country that has made a serious contribution to the cultural and linguistic development of Western countries, namely the countries located in the British Isles, so here we go.

Geography

Wales is located on a peninsula in the west of the island of Great Britain. The total area of the country is about 20,779 km2. The length of the country from north to south is 274 km, from west to east — 97 km. Wales is bordered on the east by England, and is surrounded on three sides by the sea. The total length of the coastline is more than 1,200 km. There are several islands off the coast of Wales, the largest of which is Anglesey in the north-west.

flag

The Flag of Wales incorporates the red dragon of Prince Cadwalader along with the Tudor colours of green and white. It was used by Henry VII at the Battle of Bosworth in 1485, after which it was carried in state to St Paul's Cathedral. The red dragon was then included in the Tudor royal arms to signify their Welsh descent. It was officially recognised as the Welsh national flag in 1959.

Anthem

"Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau" (English: Land of My Fathers)  is the National Anthem of Wales, and is played at events such as football or rugby matches involving the Wales national team as well as the opening of the Senedd and other official occasions.

Population and language

At the 2011 census, there were 3,063,456 people living in Wales. The main peoples are the Welsh (1.9 million) and the English.

The proportion of respondents in the 2011 census who said they could speak Welsh:

Traditional Welsh dishes

Welsh cakes Lamb stew Leek soup

Although Wales has its own traditional food and has absorbed much of the cuisine of England, Welsh diets now owe more to the countries of India, China and the United States.

literature

Wales has one of the oldest unbroken literary traditions in Europe going back to the sixth century and including Geoffrey of Monmouth and Gerald of Wales, regarded as among the finest Latin authors of the Middle Ages.

Geoffrey of Monmouth Gerald of Wales

Festivals

Wales has some unique celebratory days. An early festivity was Mabsant when local parishes would celebrate the patron saint of their local church. Wales's national day is Saint David's Day, marked on 1 March, believed to be the date of David's death in the year 589. Dydd Santes Dwynwen's day commemorates the local patron saint of friendship and love. It is celebrated on 25 January in a similar way to St Valentine's Day. Calan Gaeaf, associated with the supernatural and the dead, is observed on 1 November (All Saints Day). It has largely been replaced by Hallowe'en. Other festivities include Calan Mai (May Day), celebrating the beginning of summer; Calan Awst (Lammas Day); and Gŵyl Fair y Canhwyllau (Candlemas Day).

Saint David's Day

Candlemas Day

MYTHOLOGY

Remnants of native Celtic mythology of the pre-Christian Britons was passed down orally by the  cynfeirdd  (the early poets). Some of their work survives in later medieval Welsh manuscripts:

Black Book of Carmarthen

White Book of Rhydderch

Red Book of Hergest

museums

Amgueddfa Cymru – National Museum Wales was founded by royal charter in 1907 and is now a Welsh Government sponsored body. The National Museum is made up of seven sites across the country, including the National Museum Cardiff, St Fagans National History Museum and Big Pit National Coal Museum. In April 2001, the attractions attached to the National Museum were granted free entry by the Assembly, and this action saw the visitor numbers to the sites increase during 2001–2002 by 87.8 per cent to 1,430,428.

National Museum Cardiff

St Fagans National History Museum

Big Pit National Coal Museum

Attractions

• Cardiff;
• Llandudno;
• Snowdonia;
• The Brecon Beacons;
• Pembrokeshire Coast

Cardiff

Cardiff  is the capital city of Wales and a county. Officially known as the  City and County of Cardiff , it is the United Kingdom's eleventh-largest city and the main commercial centre of Wales. Cardiff is the base for the Welsh Parliament, most national cultural institutions and the Welsh media.

Llandudno

Llandudno  is a seaside resort, town and community in Conwy County Borough, Wales, located on the Creuddyn peninsula, which protrudes into the Irish Sea.

Snowdonia

Snowdonia  is a mountainous region in northwestern Wales and a national park of 823 square miles (2,130 km 2 ) in area. It was the first to be designated of the three national parks in Wales, in 1951. It contains the highest peaks in the United Kingdom outside Scotland.

The Brecon Beacons

The  Brecon Beacons  are a mountain range in South Wales. The range forms the central section of the Brecon Beacons National Park

Pembrokeshire Coast

• Pembrokeshire   Coast  is a national park along the  Pembrokeshire   coast  in west Wales. It was established as a National Park in 1952.

Interesting fact

There is a village in Wales with the longest name in Europe: Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch

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