2023 Dedh Dew Cans ha Trei Ugens
De Sul, seytegves mis Gwedngala
Sunday, 17th September
E'n jedh hedhyw thew an ys trehys gen jynn. Moy uskis ew hedna avel myjy en termyn eus passyes gen falgh. E'n dedhyow na thera othom a lies myjer. Diwedh an drevas o caws rag golya gool deys. Hencov ew dasvewys e'n west - henn ew "Creia Pedn an Yar". An diwettha splatt ys e'n diwettha gwel ew gerys dhe vos trehys gen dorn, ow usya falgh. An gwelha tysken ew dewys ha senjys emann en pajar tu (howldrevel en kensa). An tiek a dal leverel, "My a'n cav". An dus a grei, "Peth eus dhis?" Ev a worrib,"Pedn a yar! Pedn a yar! Pedn a yar!" (teyrgweyth) Nena an tysken ew kemerys dhe'n eglos.
Nowadays the corn is cut by machine. That is faster than in the past with a scythe. In those days it needed lots of reapers. The end of the harvest was a cause to celebrate "Guldize" (harvest festival). A tradition is revived in the west - that is "Crying the Neck". The last patch of corn in the last field is left to be cut by hand, using a scythe. The best sheaf is picked and held up high in four directions (east first). The farmer should say, "I 'ave un." The people cry, "What 'ave 'ee?" He answers, "A neck (a chicken head)!" three times. Then the sheaf is taken to the church.
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