Learn Cornish Podcast

14: Nos Kalan Gwav (Halloween) & Nos Tansys (Bonfire Night)

Learn Cornish Podcast

Show Notes

Thank you to the online Cornish language community who helped with some of the translations used in this episode.

Today we're talking about Halloween and the cornish festival of Allantide. And bonfire night. Please add corrections to the script below or comments on Spotify and YouTube.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1F9qy37_B285KyrgsLQI4OqMJxGsMEpiyHQC5w-QNdvE/edit?usp=drivesdk

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