VISITORS to St Asaph Cathedral will be able to step back in time to find out how Christmas was celebrated at the time of Bishop William Morgan.

The cathedral houses the national memorial to Bishop William Morgan, whose 1588 translation of the Bible into Welsh is the centrepiece of a interpretation project at the place of worship.

With this in mind, a special Time Travellers craft event is taking place tomorrow (Wednesday, December 12) at 3pm. Visitors can make a Tudor Tussie Mussie - pieces of muslin, filled with dried flowers like lavender and rose, tied with a ribbon.

Guests will also learn how natural green foliage from holly, ivy, yew, mistletoe, box and laurel were used to make Christmas decorations.

Lorna Kernahan, activities coordinator at St Asaph Cathedral, said: "Everything was handmade in Tudor times, using natural materials and foliage.

"In Tudor times, when St Asaph’s famous William Morgan version of the Bible was translated, it was considered bad luck to decorate your home for Christmas before December 25.

"We’ll also be travelling ahead to Victorian Times and making decorations which are much more familiar to us now. The Victorians brought us Christmas cards and paper chains, so we’ll be making our own versions of these too.”

The event is free. Anyone is welcome to drop in between 3pm and 5pm.

The event is part of a range of activities funded by the National Lottery.