Makes me damn proud to be a #welshman 😭
Makes me damn proud to be a #welshman 😭
The Night Before a Barbershop Visit, it is a #Tradition in #Cymru / #Wales for a #Welshman to compose a #gwerin piece as an offering to the hair gods to appease them before the sacrifice.
So this #instrumental #acoustic #guitar piece is called #Torgwallt , which means “Cut hair” which will serve as a reminder to do so before #Christmas is upon us.
34 facts to learn about #Ukraine this Independence Day
- Ukraine is one of just four countries that has given up its #nuclear arsenal
- Underground #Odesa
- Cossacks created one of the earliest constitutions
- #Kyiv is older than #Moscow
- Donetsk was founded by a #Welshman
- The world’s longest apartment building
- Ukraine’s own #Stonehenge
- Ukrainian #Venice
- Zelensky once played #Paddington Bear
Full list:
https://kyivindependent.com/34-facts-to-learn-about-ukraine-this-independence-day/
Ukraine is celebrating its 34th Independence Day on Aug. 24, 2025. To mark the occasion, we’ve asked the staff of the Kyiv Independent to share their favourite fact about Ukrainian history, culture, their hometown, or a famous Ukrainian — some of whom, you might be surprised to learn are from Ukraine. Read the list and see how many facts you already knew. 1. The geographic center of Europe is in Ukraine A stone monument near the village of Dilove in Zakarpattia Oblast marks the spot officially
A 52 year old #Welshman has been #arrested for racially aggratvated public disorder for flying a #Nazi #swastika flag in a village in #Rhondda valley #Wales
Someone the same age as myself who harbours such views has very likely been doing so since a teenager, and probably felt emboldened to do this in the current climate...