Wales is a big country in the United Kingdom who
borders to the Irish Sea and the Atlantic Ocean at the west and England at the
east. Wales has a population of 3 million peoples. The capital is Cardiff, who
is the largest city in Wales. We call people who lives in Wales for “welsh”.
Wales
Wales
The name Wales is a variation of a word that people
used hundreds of years ago. It derives from old German and it means “outsiders”
or “foreigner”. Anglo Saxons applied the word to the inhabitants of the United
Kingdom. People liked it, and “Wales” became the name of the country. Before
the name became “Wales”, they called the country “Cymru”.
A brief history
The history of Wales began when the humans arrived the
country thousand years ago. Habitation by modern people started around 9000
years ago, after the last ice age. During the Iron Age, the British language
dominated Wales. In year 43, the romans started their conquest of the United
Kingdom and their first object was Wales. The romans got control over Britain,
but departed from them in the 5th century. The British language and
culture got popular, when the romans left. Groups of people formed, and the
Welsh became the largest group. As an
own country, it began with a man named Henry VIII's in 1536. Wales was a
popular country for lordships and independent kingdoms before it became a part
of Britain in 1707.
Today, people believes that Wales has been a popular
country with inhabitants since thousands of years BC.
Government
The welsh government is the devolved government in
Wales. This government is Wales National Assembly and they making the laws for
Wales. They are also Wales’s legislative assembly, which represents interesting
things for the people in Wales. The national assembly of Wales is very popular
and was created in 1998. The government consists of twelve ministers, leaders,
the first minister and a General nominated by the first minister.
Carwyn Jones are Wales’s current first minister.
Education
Education
in Wales is very popular, and many youths takes education there. Welsh
education is available for everybody, in all age groups through school, college
and university.
Kids at school in Wales
What is typical of this country?
Something that is very typical Wales is their
food. Every family in Wales has their own traditional dishes, but the most typical
are- welchcakes, bara brith and cawl. They
are every Welsh’s favourite. It is lovely and hearty stuff, made with tasty and
fresh ingredients. Glamoren sausages and Welsh rarebit are also famous dishes
in Wales. Modern cooking in Wales is all about using fantastic ingredients on
the right way. With the food, they are drinking Welsh whiskey, wine, and fresh water
Wales also have
their own national dress. It is a red dress with a black hat, and they calls it
“Welsh national dress”. It was made during a period when the Welsh culture were
under pressure and threat. The dress is based on how a country girl dressed
during the nineteen century. It is a very popular dress, used by many girls in
Wales.
Welsh national dress
A recent
news story
At Saturday,
a boy named Scott Bryand died while he was watching a Manchester united game on
TV. He died suddenly, and his own mother found him. He was a football supporter,
and loved the football team Swansea. When his mother found him at Saturday, she
called her husband. He came as fast as he could, and they did everything to try
to save their sun. Scott had epilepsy, and had been ill for a while. The family
are shocked, and hopes that the football club “Swansea” will be represented at
theirs son’s funeral.
“Scot lived for his football, it was his life” - Mrs. Bryan.
Scott Bryant
Fun
facts
·
In
Wales the most famous town is Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch
·
One town in Wales has a name is so long so that it is
considered as the longest name of a place in the world. The town of
Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch is a place located
in North Wales. (http://news.liveandinvestoverseas.com/Travel/10-interesting-facts-about-wales1.html)
·
The capital city, Cardiff was the first UK city to be
twinned with a Chinese city, Xiamen in 1983. Today, Cardiff is also twinned
with Stuttgart (Germany), Baltimore (USA), Nantes (France), Hordaland
(Netherlands), and Lugansk (Ukraine). (http://news.liveandinvestoverseas.com/Travel/10-interesting-facts-about-wales1.html)
·
Wales is believed to have more
castles per square mile than anywhere else in the world. It is also the land of
the mythical King Arthur. (http://news.liveandinvestoverseas.com/Travel/10-interesting-facts-about-wales1.html)
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Linn Kristin,
SvarSlettYou have written a blog post where you include many interesting things about Wales. However, some of the facts appear to be not quite accurate and has to be double checked. You should also focus on linking the different elements together in a better manner in order to make a more coherent text. The language of the post is quite good, but make sure you explain enough so that others understand what you have meant.