Christianity in Wales

Christianity in the Celtic language–speaking world during the early Middle Ages

thumb|360px|The Carol y Swper carol, recorded at St Garmon's Church, Llanarmon Dyffryn Ceiriog, December 2015 Plygain is a traditional Welsh Christmas service which takes place in a church between three and six o'clock in the morning, traditionally on Christmas morning. The word 'plygain' possibly comes from the Latin word pullicantio, meaning 'when the cock crows at dawn'; some have suggested that it could also be derived from plygu, which means 'bending', as when bending forward in prayer. There are several variations on the word: pylgen, pilgen, plygan, plygen etc. The carols are very diffe