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Handmade personalised greeting cards from Wales plus signed prints and originals 'With Sympathy' personalised cards with traditional illustrations and photographs. Handmade by Peter and Rebecca Kitchin. Click on any thumbnail below to view a larger image and make a purchase. Click here if you need translations (including Welsh). *If you wish to learn how to write and speak Welsh just click here. With sympathy card 1 With sympathy card 2 With sympathy card 3 With sympathy card 4 With sympathy card 5 With sympathy card 6 With sympathy card 7 With sympathy card 8 With sympathy card 9 More cards being designed More cards being designed More cards being designed A short history of the With Sympathy card Acceptable expressions of sympathy can be difficult and can vary across different cultures. The decision to send a With Sympathy card really depends on the relationship or dept of friendship with the bereaved but it is probably true to say that With Sympathy cards will always be welcome at a time when someone is experiencing grief, suffering and emotion. Thus, this simple expression of sympathy can increase social bonds while denying it could cause hurt. With this open expression, most cultures expect the displaying of sympathy to bereaved persons following a death to be acceptable. The sending of With Sympathy cards is also another form of offering concern for mourners. In the Western culture, sympathy cards are a meaningful and easy way to convey support to someone in a state of bereavement dut this practice can be different in other cultures. In Chinese and Egyptian cultures small pieces of papyrus with writings expressing general sympathy were exchanged. In Europe, the tradition of sending written good wishes were always handmade and started around 1400s and continued through the centuries. The growth of With Sympathy cards really expanded with the discovery of lithography and the development of the postage stamp in the middle of the 19th century. Beautifully illustrated images of the white lily and religious icons like the holy cross were introduced. Sensitive poems were written and superbly crafted calligraphy added to the feeling of dignity. It is important to use With Sympathy cards with a degree of sensitivity and realise they are not appropriate support by themselves. Often after the funeral, the bereaved person is in more need of sympathy and support than before as many people find the subject of death difficult to handle. Keep any inscription in the With Sympathy card short and be wary stirring up painful emotions at a difficult time. If you need to discuss specific design, typographic or illustration requirements, especially if it is a challenge, please do do hesitate to contact Peter or Rebecca at enquiry@celtic-1.co.uk PLEASE NOTE HOLIDAY SCHEDULE: At present we have no holidays scheduled. Please note actual delivery is totally out off our hands although we normally print the same day (orders received before 3.00 pm) and post 1st Class the following morning. ORDERING CARDS TO ADDRESSES OUTSIDE THE UK For orders outside the UK please order a minimum of 6 cards (you can mix designs if you wish). GOOD NEWS FOR WELSH LEARNERS If you want to write your own Welsh message we have now added more pages to help you here. If you want to investigate the Welsh language further and perhaps learn a few phrases we have added a totally new section here. Don't forget - you can write ANY message on ANY card with ANY image - just enjoy yourself ! IMPORTANT DATES FOR 2010 / PWYSIG DYDDIADAU I 2010 New Year's Day: January 1st Dydd Santes Dwynwen* (Saint Dwynwen Day): January 25th Saint Valentine's Day: February 14th Saint David's Day (Patron saint of Wales): March 1st St Piran's Day (Patron saint of Cornwall): March 5th Mother's Day: March 14th Saint Patrick's Day (Patron saint of Scotland): March 17th Good Friday: April 2nd Easter Sunday: April 4th Easter Monday: April 5th Saint George's Day (Patron saint of England): April 23rd Early May Bank Holiday: May 3rd Spring Bank Holiday: May 31st Father's Day: June 20th Summer Bank Holiday: August 30th Saint Andrew's Day (Patron Saint of Scotland): November 30th Christmas Eve: December 24th Christmas Day: December 25th Boxing Day: December 26 Saint Stephen's Day: December 26th New Year's Eve: December 31st *Welsh equivalent of the English Saint Valentine's Day. Handmade personalised greeting cards from Wales, signed prints and originals. NODWCH GWYLIAU RHAGLEN: Dim gwyliau rwan. Am traddodiad: yn amlwg darparu gwirioneddol yn hollol allan oddi ar ein dwylo er ein bod bob amser yn argraffu ar yr un diwrnod (archebion a dderbyniwyd cyn 3:00) ac ar ôl 1 Dosbarth y bore canlynol. ARCHEBU I ANNERCH Y TU ALLAN I'R DU Ar gyfer archebion tu allan i'r DU os gwelwch yn dda er o leiaf 6 cardiau (gallwch cymysgedd dyluniadau os ydych yn dymuno). NEWYDDION DA I DDYSGWYR CYMRAEG Os ydych chi eisiau ysgrifennu neges eich hun Cymru erbyn hyn rydym wedi ychwanegu tudalennau mwy i helpu chi yma. Os ydych am i ymchwilio i'r iaith Cymraeg ymhellach ac efallai ddysgu ychydig o ymadroddion rydym wedi ychwanegu adran hollol newydd yma. Peidiwch ag anghofio - gallwch ysgrifennu neges ar y cerdyn UNRHYW UNRHYW gyda delwedd UNRHYW - dim ond mwynhau eich hun!