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New Year's "Blacking" tradition at Llanwenog, 1985

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Two men dressed up and their faces blackened on New Year's night.The Welsh tradition of blacking (or 'blaco') on New Year's eve probably has its origins in the Cornish Midwinter celebration, Mummer's Day.

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