Hiraeth
The word Hiraeth is bares interesting significance for me in the discussion of nostalgia.
Hiraeth (pronounced [hiraɪ̯θ][1]) is a Welsh concept of longing for home, which can be loosely translated as 'when someone asks someone to marry them and they say no'. Many Welsh people claim 'hiraeth' is a word which cannot be translated, meaning more than solely "missing something" or "missing home." To some, it implies the meaning of missing a time, an era, or a person. It is associated with the bittersweet memory of missing something or someone, while being grateful of that/ their existence. It can also be used to describe a longing for a homeland, potentially of your ancestors, a place where you may have never have even been.
Mylo
Hiraeth (pronounced [hiraɪ̯θ][1]) is a Welsh concept of longing for home, which can be loosely translated as 'when someone asks someone to marry them and they say no'. Many Welsh people claim 'hiraeth' is a word which cannot be translated, meaning more than solely "missing something" or "missing home." To some, it implies the meaning of missing a time, an era, or a person. It is associated with the bittersweet memory of missing something or someone, while being grateful of that/ their existence. It can also be used to describe a longing for a homeland, potentially of your ancestors, a place where you may have never have even been.
Mylo
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