Prehistoric people of Wales worked in megaliths and other impressive monuments.

Wales were populates by the celtics at the beginning. the Romans ocupied the region from the 1st to the 5th century A.D. After the Angles, Saxons and Jutes invaded the British island.

Wales was conquered by the English in 1301. In 1485 Henry VII became king of England, the first welsh man that reign England, after that his son Henry VIII brought into the English system of national and local government by Act of Union in 1536.

Coal production in 20th century.

In 1999, with the help of Tony Blair, Wales opened the Welsh national assembly, the first real self-government Wales has had in more than 600 years.

Anglos-Saxons formed the basis of the English we speak today. The Anglo-Saxons drove the Celts into the mountainous west of Britain. Two Celtic languages survive there: Welsh and Gaelic.
The Welsh languague was dying, at the end of ninetheenth century over 50 per cent of population spoke Welsh as their first language, In 1991 only 19 per cent spoke Welsh as their first language.

Wales is divided in three regions because of those three different languages, such as: 1. Welsh- speaking Wales 2. Radical Wales 3. English Wales

The Welsh-speaking mafia exclude English-speaking Welsh people.

o Wales is incorporate political and administrative with The United

Kingdom. o In 1917 Referendums held in Wales and Scotland chose to establish a limited form of self-government in both countries. o In 1998 the consequent process of devolution began with the Government of Wales Act, which created the National Assembly for Wales . o The Assembly consists of 60 members, they are elected for four year terms under an additional member system.

o Labour remained the largest Assembly and Wales.

o The Assembly has power to pass primary legislation as Assembly

Measures on some specific matters within the areas of devolved responsibility. o Further matters have been added subsequently, either directly by the UK Parliament or by the UK Parliament approving a Legislative Competence Order.

o The largest religion in Wales is Christianity,

with 71.9% of the population o The second largest attending faith in Wales is Roman Catholic, with an estimated 43,000 members.

o Wales is a agricultural country About 78% of the land surface is

given over to agricultural use o Wales is more well-known for its sheep farming and thus lamb is the meat traditionally associated with Welsh cooking. o Some of Traditional dishes include laverbread (made from laver (porphyra umbilicalis), an edible seaweed); bara brith (fruit bread); Cawl (a lamb stew); cawl cennin (leek soup); Welsh cakes; and Welsh lamb.

o Wales was conquered by the English 700 years ago and incorporated

into a single political and administrative system with England o The London government responded by delegating some administrative responsibility, with the appointment in 1964 of a secretary of state of Wales. o "English wales" the far south-west tip and broad belt of wales adjacent to England, which have been heavily settled by the English , and where about half the population no longer think of themselves as welsh. It is only in English wales that the Conservative Party remains a significant political force.

THE SYMBOLIC COMPONENT

In the symbolic component find aspects that are very important in the

Wales identity as;

Sport
Rugby is seen as a symbol of Welsh identity and an expression of national consciousness

Music
Traditional instruments of Wales include triple harp and fiddle.

Festivals
An eisteddfod is a Welsh Festival of literature, music and performance. The word eisteddfod meaning "to be sitting" ,during the celebration the people remains sit.

Language
The official Language are Welsh and English. Welsh is a Celtic languages spoken natively in Wales In the western Wales speak Welsh In the south-west speak English

The Flag of Wales The flag of Wales consists of two horizontal halves - the top half is white and the bottom half is green. In the center of the Welsh flag is a red dragon.

THE COGNITIVE COMPONENT

Beliefs: Religion The largest religion in Wales is Christianity and The second largest religion in a Roman Catholic but existing other religion with The Presbyterian Church and The Church in Wales. Knowledge: Education A significant number of students all over Wales are educated either wholly or largely through the medium of Welsh and lessons in the language are compulsory for all until the age of 16. Today the student population in Wales is large and diverse; there are 12 universities and 25 further education colleges and institutions.

NORMATIVE COMPONENT
o Values: In the mid-nineteenth, Wales develop a Cultural self-consciousness oNorms: This values were influenced by the figure of the London Goverment with the symbol of the Royal Family 1. Welsh speaking wales 2. Radical Wales 3. English Wales oThe differences generated by the Welsh Nationalism divide the country , an many Welsh had a sense of retreat.