Mari Lwyd Sings for Your Beer

In the Welsh Christmas tradition of Mari Lwyd, a horse skull visits your home singing rhymes outside your door That's not even the best part. The person inside needs to sing back with excuses why Llwyd can't come in. It goes back and forth until one gives up. If the person in the house can't respond, they let Llwyd in and it gets to raid your pantry and drink all your beer. So you're rap battling a horse skeleton to keep all your alcohol? And here I thought the Welsh had nothing to offer besides consonants.

A two-panel image shows people carrying a decorated horse skull as part of the Welsh Mari Lwyd Christmas tradition. The comments explain that the household must trade rhyming excuses with the horse skull to keep it outside; if they lose, it enters and drinks their beer. The joke reframes the tradition as a rap battle against a horse skeleton to protect your alcohol. EN: A two-panel image shows people carrying a decorated horse skull as part of the Welsh Mari Lwyd Christmas tradition. The comments explain that the household must trade rhyming excuses with the horse skull to keep it outside; if they lose, it enters and drinks their beer. The joke reframes the tradition as a rap battle against a horse skeleton to protect your alcohol.

• @rzeczyzabawne / 14272 2023-12-24