Thursday, October 9, 2008

Penrhys Festival 2008

Penrhys has a unique story to tell, its significance as a major European spiritual centre stretching way back into the mists of time. But here, I am only concentrating on the festival which I attended last month at Penrhys. 2008 is a very special year for the community of Penrhys. It is the year of the four hundred and seventieth anniversary of the destruction of the Penrhys Shrine and the confiscation and burning of the statue of the Mother and Child; as well as the fortieth birthday of the completion and occupation of the Penrhys Village. To commemorate this, the festival was launched on 30th August, 2008 and culminating on 26th september, 2008.

Since I was privileged to participate in the closing day events of the festival, I would like to share with you some of the pictures I have taken on that day.

A wooden sculpture inaugurated by the Dy. Mayor

Higher up the hill... the new statue of Our Lady (unveiled 1953)

Ffynnon Fair (also: Ffynon Mair), St. Mary's Well, which lies on the hillside

Pavane: Playing their own brand of live early music, including harp, oud, lute, hurdy-gurdy, medieval fiddle, bass viol, recorders, crimhorns, shawm, gemshorns, cornamuse, percussion.

Robin and Bina Williamson: The famous couple performing with a wonderful alchemical blend of harp, fiddle, flute, percussion and evocative East-West harmonies in an inspiring style recently described as 'Indo-Celtic Delta.' I was rather surprised to know that Bina happened to be Punjabi!

Frenetic Engineering Big Fire Show: ...as seen at the Royal Wedding, Cannes Film Festival, Glastonbury Festival, etc.

14 comments:

Felfeltea October 9, 2008 at 6:48 AM  

Nice pic. Tel ve a va chakawm reuh ve aw...

Puia October 9, 2008 at 11:16 PM  

Aw, ni e, Lawmzuala te kha a ni e, a nupui Dr.Ruth-i kha.. Ekhai, remchangah mi la rawn tlawh ngei dawn nia. Kan inhlat tawh loh chu. Hei thlalak ropui tak tak hmuh ngai loh a tam hle mai. Han ti zel teh khai.

faka October 10, 2008 at 1:50 AM  

@ fel_feltea, thanks! Tih leh hunah chuan an rawn sawm ve tawh ngei che i beisei phawt mai teh ang:)

Hotupa nia ti raw, in khaw lam chu ka la rawn kal thut mai thei a nia. Hei ni e, a thlalak hrim hrim hi chu ka chhuang em em lo khawp mai. A langa te hi an hlu ve riau va...

Sekibuhchhuak October 12, 2008 at 4:58 PM  

pu Faka, i blog a i thu ziah leh i blog a i post tawh a trang hian kan chhui zawn a, Pu RLF-a i lo ni reng ani maw :)

Durtlang bial a i awm lai khan ka lo ral hriat ve che a sin. I thusawi kha ka 'ei' thei khawp mai.

Durtlang bial KTP confe Muthi a neiah, zai tura an sawm che a, i tah der tak te kha ka la hre reng :-D Khatih hunlai khan ka example pakhat i ni.

I rawngbawlna zelah Lalpa awmpuina i dawn zel ka beisei.

Sekibuhchhuak October 12, 2008 at 4:59 PM  
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Sekibuhchhuak October 12, 2008 at 5:03 PM  

i bloga i ziah leh zawlbuka article i ziah atangin- tih zawk tur.

'Tah der' tih pawh khi- hnukulh tih zawk tur ani e- Sorry!

Unknown October 12, 2008 at 8:18 PM  

u mafaka chu sap ram lama i lo awm daih vang anih chu,blog te pawh sap tawng ngata kan chhiar tak talh talh ni:-)ropui thei khawp mai

penrhys hi i omna em ni?hei i zar ah an festival hman dan te kan lo hriat ve phaha a lomom khawp mai.min rawn bengvar zel teh khai. in chenna hmunhma vel te pawh hmuh ve chakom lom le,keini lah kan thleng pha ve si lo a

dam zel la,post thar han siam zung zung teh,i reh rei bawk a.

faka October 12, 2008 at 9:25 PM  

@sekibuhchhuak, i va che detective ve maw le:))Min fakderna te chu kan va phu lo em! Muthi te i rawn sawi chhuak a, lung i va ti leng ve aw... Han insawi deuh la chu keipaw'n ka hre mai ang che maw le... I duhsaknaah ka lawm takzet e, tin, i lo len luh avangin...

@kyky, he post hi sap tawnga ziah duhna chhan ka nei a lawm maw le. Inzir nana han tih ve zeuh2 te pawh hi a tha ve bawk a nia:) Penrhys hi tuna ka awmna hmun a ni e. Festival hi nia, a manhla khawp mai. Ka chhim kim vek hman lo zawk a. Post chu tlemin kan update regular ve thei tawh turah ngai ang.

Tluanga October 18, 2008 at 11:25 PM  

Thla lak chu a nalh hlawm hle mai...

faka October 23, 2008 at 1:53 AM  

Thanks Tluanga!

avena October 25, 2008 at 7:14 PM  

mit a tlai in a ngaihnawm hle mai..han tel ve phak ni se a nawm hmel hle mai a....

muthi te in rawn sawi lan tak!! kan naupan lai in muthi khaw thlen hma ngaw ah 'thakthing' kan cho thin....krismas ruaitheh na tur hnah pu tur a min ruat pawh in muthi ram ah bawk kan kal thin a...krismas thing tih pawh in muthi ram lam ah bawk ..!!

faka October 27, 2008 at 5:25 PM  

E khai hotupa chu Muthi chuan i lung a ti leng phak dawn viau tak mai a! In In atang paw'n a lang thei nghe nghein ka ring e:) Leitan lam phei hi chu Muthi chhuak an thahnem hle nghe nghe asin

Cupid January 8, 2009 at 12:22 AM  

hi... i haw leh tawh m ni? happy new year...l/pool

faka January 8, 2009 at 2:29 AM  

Aw, haw leh tawh e. I lo leng lut a, ka lawm e. Happy new year!

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