Non-Welsh Specific Eisteddfodau
There used to be cultural youth events in the Methodist Church in different parts of England called eisteddfods. Just to name one, Kettering in Northamptonshire has been holding an annual eisteddfod for about 100 years now.
In Cornwall, an analogous event is known as "Esethvos Kernow" (Cornish for "Eisteddfod of Cornwall") and is connected with Gorseth Kernow.
The eisteddfod idea has been taken up by non-Welsh speakers in the Channel Islands, particularly for the preservation of Jèrriais and Guernésiais, and is called such. See Jersey Eisteddfod.
The Scottish Gaelic Mod and the Breton Kan ar Bobl both have similarities to an eisteddfod.
In 1926, the Pasadena Playhouse in California, USA, undertook an Eisteddfod of one-act plays by local authors presented to the public, offering a prize for the best. This subsequently evolved into an annual Summer One-Act Play Festival.
The Bristol Festival of Music, Speech and Drama was formerly known as the Bristol Eisteddfod, with the name still being used by the Bristol Dance Eisteddfod.
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