Editing Cornish language (section)

=== Cultural events ===

Cornwall has had cultural events associated with the language, including the international [[Celtic Media Festival]], hosted in [[St Ives, Cornwall|St Ives]] in 1997. The [[Old Cornwall Society]] has promoted the use of the language at events and meetings. Two examples of ceremonies that are performed in both the English and Cornish languages are [[Crying the Neck]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://newquay.oldcornwall.org.uk/articles/crying_the_neck.shtml |title=Crying the Neck in Cornwall |work=Newquay.oldcornwall.org.uk |access-date=11 November 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120708232916/http://newquay.oldcornwall.org.uk/articles/crying_the_neck.shtml |archive-date=8 July 2012}}</ref> and the annual mid-summer bonfires.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.redrutholdcornwall.org/bonfire.htm |title=Bonfire |work=RedruthOldCornwall.org |publisher=Redruth Old Cornwall Society |date=26 May 2012 |access-date=11 November 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121114202557/http://www.redrutholdcornwall.org/bonfire.htm |archive-date=14 November 2012}}</ref>

Since 1969, there have been three full performances of the ''[[Ordinalia]]'', originally written in the Cornish language, the most recent of which took place at the [[plen-an-gwary]] in [[St Just in Penwith|St Just]] in September 2021. While significantly adapted from the original, as well as using mostly English-speaking actors, the plays used sizable amounts of Cornish, including a character who spoke only in Cornish and another who spoke both English and Cornish. The event drew thousands over two weeks, also serving as a celebration of [[Celts (modern)|Celtic culture]]. The next production, scheduled for 2024, could, in theory, be entirely in Cornish, without English, if assisted by a professional linguist.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Centuries-old Plays Helping to Revitalize a Once-lost Language |url=https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/ordinalia-play-revitalize-cornish |website=[[Atlas Obscura]] |date=18 November 2021 |access-date=30 November 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Cornwall to stage rare performance of 14th-century Ordinalia cycle |url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2021/feb/04/cornwall-st-just-to-stage-rare-performance-of-14th-century-ordinalia-cycle |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=4 February 2021 |access-date=1 December 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title='The Passion': review of the second play in St Just Ordinalia trilogy |url=https://www.cornwalllive.com/news/cornwall-news/the-passion-review-second-play-5932131 |first=Sam |last=Beamish |date=17 September 2021 |work=[[The Cornishman (newspaper)|CornwallLive]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Ordinalia Trilogy UK's oldest plays to be performed in St Just |url=https://www.falmouthpacket.co.uk/news/19523879.ordinalia-trilogy-uks-oldest-plays-performed-st-just/ |work=The Falmouth Packet |date=19 August 2021 |access-date=1 December 2021}}</ref>

Outside of Cornwall, efforts to revive the Cornish language and culture through community events are occurring in Australia. A biennial festival, Kernewek Lowender, takes place in South Australia, where both cultural displays and language lessons are offered.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lowender |first=Kernewek |date=9 May 2023 |title=Home: Kernewek Lowender |url=https://www.kernewek.org/ |access-date=9 May 2023 |website=Kernewek Lowender Copper Coast Cornish Festival}}</ref>