CUSTOMS AND TRADITIONS, SAINT DAVID DAY

1. Read about Saint David Day in Wales.

Saint David day is the National day of Wales, and it is celebrated every 1 March every year. Saint David died in the year 569 on that day, but is very little known about him nowadays He is as well the Patron of Wales. The date was declared  a national day of celebration within Wales in the 18th century.
However, Saint David´s day is not a national holiday in the United Kingdom.

What do they do on that day? They commemorate Saint David, especially in Cardiff. It is custom to wear a daffodil or a leek on that day, while girls wear a national custom.




Text adapted from wikipeadia and wales.com


The webpage Wales.com  gives the opportunity to make our own daffodil and our own dragon flag.
You can check it here 
daffodils. Source: flicrk




References:
http://www.wales.com/en/content/cms/english/st_davids_day/stdavidsdayactivity/stdavidsdayactivity.aspx

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