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	The Welsh costume as we know it today is based on the costume the Welsh peasant wore to work in the 18th and 19th centuries. It was the common dress of cottagers and farm servants - and made for hard wear! A tall flat-topped black hat (usually made of felt material). A white, lace-trimmed bonnet worn under the tall hat.White blouse, Red & Black checked long jacket & Shawl.Red skirt and a white, lace-trimmed cotton apron.Black shoes


	The WELSH LANGUAGE - CYMRAEG is Europe's oldest living language. It is a Celtic language and dates back to the 6th Century and just before the Romans left Britain. WELSH comes from the language spoken by the ancient Britons, called "Brythonic".


	The WELSH NATIONAL EMBLEMS The DAFFODIL& The LEEK They share the Welsh name: CENHINEN