"Fêtes celtiques au pays de Galles"

Name of traveller

Bernard-Henri Gausseron (1845-1913)

Reason for travel

• visit to the Cardiff Eisteddfod 1899

Date of travel

1899

Ce renouveau bardique, qui s'affirme de plus en plus en Bretagne, a trouvé dans le pays de Galles surtout des exemples et des encouragements. (Gausseron n.p.)

Content

• art:
  • contains photographs taken my M Hamonic
  • contains a translation of the Welsh national anthem into French by Oskar Berggrün (d. c. 1903)
• customs:
  • sees 1899 National Eisteddfod as the first official reunion of all Celtic cultures
  • gives historical background of Eisteddfod and Gorsedd
  • notes that the pavillion holds between 20,000 and 30,000 people
  • competitions include manufacturing
  • notes example of Wales has inspired revival in Brittany
• language: François Jaffrennou (1879-1956) delivers a speech in Welsh
• literature:
  • is reminded of Walter Scott's (1771-1832) novels
  • points out Eisteddfod attendance of Occitan literary and cultural association Félibrige
• people:
  • delegation from France consisting of 25 Bretons and some French
  • references Jean Le Fustec (1855-1910), Charles Le Goffic (1863-1932), Anatole Le Braz (1859-1926), François Jaffrennou (1879-1956) and Frañsez Vallée (1860-1949)
  • crowned bard flees ceremony due to nerves
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Nationality of traveller

French

Language of publication

French

Gender of traveller

Male

Type of publication

report

Citation

Gausseron, B[ernard]-H[enri]. "Fêtes celtiques au pays de Galles." Revue illustrée 17.16 (1 Aug. 1902): n.p. Print.