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Dec 24, 2016

Up before dawn on Christmas Day

Children leaving their beds before dawn on Christmas Day isn't a modern phenomenon in Wales. In olden times, they'd go to the plygain service, whose name comes from "cock crow" in ...

Latin. The service would include many Christmas songs and start hours before dawn. It was still a strong tradition in Llysfaen, near Colwyn Bay, well into the 20th century. In 1915 a choir of more fhan 50 children sang at St Cynfran's Church in a plygain service which started at 6am. For more about this church and St Cynfran, scan the HistoryPoints QR codes in the noticeboard by the church gate. Or click here

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