Celebrating another year & welcoming some good luck for 2024!

Join us for an evening of good friends, fun, food and libations. There will be plenty of cheer, games and prizes to boot. PLEASE RSVP BELOW!

The Liberty is offering a special holiday roast dinner by pre-order only and subject to at least 20-pre-orders. Roast Prime Rib with gravy, stuffing, Yorkshire pudding, mashed potatoes, veg and horseradish sauce. The roast dinner is $58 total ($45 plus gratuity and tax). The Liberty’s regular menu will also be available to order a la carte.

This year, we’re celebrating with a Mari Lwyd theme. In the spirit of the playful banter that is part of this tradition, we’re inviting members to show off their own Mari Lwyd creation or perform their own version of the repartee between the Mari’s group attempting to gain entry and the home/pub-owner who needs convincing (playfully rude knock-knock jokes will be accepted). New York Welsh and the Welsh Congregation are hosting a crafts event earlier in the day where participants can create and/or finish their creations!

The Tradition of the Mari Lwyd

Mari Lwyd (pron.: mar-i-loy-d; Y Fari Lwyd in Welsh) is a wassailing folk custom found in South Wales, although the tradition declined significantly in the 20th century. The tradition entails the use of a hobby horse made from a horse's skull mounted on a pole to represent the Mari Lwyd, which was carried by an individual hidden under a sackcloth. The Mari is well-known to be mischievous – trying to steal things and chase people she likes – as she goes about her bidding.

A merry group carries the Mari Lwyd to local houses, where they request entry in an exchange of clever rhymes through song with the person who lives there. The householders are expected to deny the Mari Lwyd’s group entry until convinced. If the Mari Lwyd and her gang gain entry, they are provided food and drink and the household is said to have good luck for the year.

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