威尔士的文化和教育.pptxVIP

WalesCultureEducation

威尔士旳文化和教育PresentedbyVirginiaWestDirectorWalesInternationalConsortium

TheUKWalesMaps

WalesStudyDestinationWales

WalesforCulture

ThePeopleTheWelsharedescendedfrommanyethnicgroupsincludingtheoriginalBritons,Celts,RomansandScandinavians.Thepopulationof2.94millionhasundergonemuchchangeoverthecenturies,withmanyinwardandoutwardmigrationsofpopulation.

WelshLanguageWelshisspokenbyabout20%ofthepopulation.ItisoneofEurope’soldestandmostmusicallanguages,oftenreferredtoasthe“languageofheaven”.JustasCantoneseorShanghaidialectisspokenbyalargenumberofpeopleinChina;WelshisspokenbymanypeopleinWales.Nevertheless,EnglishisthemaindailylanguageinWaleslikeScotlandandIreland.Boreda GoodmorningNosda GoodnightDiolch Thankyou

DragonsInWelshmythology,KingVortigernorderedtwosleepingdragons–onewhite,onered,tobeawoken.Aferociousbattlelastingmanyyearsbeganbutfinallythereddragonwastriumphant.ItisnowthesymbolofWales.

MythsandlegendsareattheheartofWelshculture.TheMabinogionAgroupofmedievalstoriesknownthatdatesfromthe11thcentury.ItincludesArthurianromances,thestoryofAfancthemonsterinthelakeandalsoAnnwn,KingoftheFairies.ArthurandMerlinTheGododdinisoneoftheearliestsurvivingpoemswritteninWelshbythebard(poet)Aneirinaroundtheyear594,andcontainstheearliestknownreferencetoArthur.ThereputedburialsiteofMerlintheWizardisnearCarmarthenandhisRoundTableisstillthereintheRomanremainsatCaerleonnearNewport.DevilsBridgeThetownofDevil’sbridgeneartheUniversityofWalesAberystwythtakesitsnamefromalegendofacleveroldladywhooutwittedSatan!MythsandLegends

LeeksandDaffodilsThedaffodilandtheleekarenationalflowersofWales.TheleekwasadoptedafterStDavidadvisedhismentowearleeksintheir