Quote Originally Posted by theangelJean View Post
Okay, is that not a thing elsewhere? At least in Australia, we've adopted/appropriated the name Eisteddfod for our local and regional music and poetry competitions (usually kids by age group).
Yeah, what theangelJean said. Everyone in Australia knows what an eisteddfod is. Everyone's kids perform in them.

Having said that, I can understand if other English-speaking countries don't have the same tradition and are unfamiliar with the word.