bootsandcats101
To anyone looking for fic names on pinterest etc, one that will come up and I WILL warn you not to use is ‘Hiraeth’. This is a Welsh word, it cannot be translated into English, but there is a huge misconception over its meaning. Lots think ‘Hiraeth’ means to long for something you never had, a world you never knew, or a place that doesn’t exist anymore. Whilst that, generally, is true— its ACTUAL SPECIFIC meaning is to yearn and grieve for WALES, the culture and experience that Welsh people never got to know and have because of the Anglicisation/colonisation of our country.
I know I sound gatekeepy and maybe cringe, but the word genuinely does only apply to Welsh people because of how so much of our culture has been lost. It describes perfectly how lots of us feel without, for example, even knowing the language. Idk, Cymru am byth! Please don’t use this word for future reference, because you’d be using it incorrectly. Sorry for the rant.
bootsandcats101
@midnightsforeverr i’ve also seen it a ton of times and i honestly just didn’t know how to tell people, yeah that’d be absolutely fine for you to share this!! thank you so much!!!!<3
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midnightsforeverr
i’ve seen this fic name sooo many times and never knew about this!! would you mind if i shared this to a fanfic server im in for anyone else who doesn’t know????
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