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Welsh Festival Fireside to discuss Welsh edition of the Bible

This Welsh edition of the bible is in possession of the Oneida County Library and will be displayed at the Welsh Festival.

A Sunday evening Fireside will conclude the 18th Malad Valley Welsh Festival. The Fireside will be on Sunday, June 30, at 5:00 at the 2nd Ward Church (next to Malad City Park).  Bob Crowther will be the presenter on the topic “The Role of the Bible in Preserving the Welsh Language.”

The Bible was first published in Welsh in the 1500s and became part of every home as it was the only book widely available at that time.  Children learned to read, using the family Bible, and families read from the only book in most homes.

After centuries of historic battles, the English finally defeated the stubborn Welsh in the late 1400s. A major part of conquering Wales was the banning of the Welsh language, which the English thought would lead to the end of Wales as a distinct culture and nation.  Bob Crowther will describe how the Welsh kept their language, culture, and traditions alive through the use of the Welsh Bible. After several decades of English being the only legal language in Wales, Welsh is once again taught in the schools of Wales.

Two very large decorative Welsh Bibles will be on display at the Fireside.  One was presented to the Oneida County Library by Lucile Harrison on behalf of the Malad Presbyterian Church.  The other was given to the Malad Valley Welsh Festival by the Garden City Idaho Historical Society.

A harp soloist will provide special musical numbers for the Fireside as the harp is the traditional instrument of Wales.  Refreshments will be provided by the Malad Stake Relief Society.

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