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Saint David's Day

March 01, 2023

Saint David's Day (Welsh: Dydd Gŵyl Dewi Sant or Dydd Gŵyl Dewi; Welsh pronunciation: [ˈdɨːð ˌɡuːɨ̯l ˌdɛu̯.i ˈsant, ˈdiːð ̩ɡʊi̯l ˌdɛu̯.i ˈsant]), or the Feast of Saint David, is the feast day of Saint David, the patron saint of Wales, and falls on 1 March, the date of Saint David's death in 589 AD.

Saint David's Day
Stained glass depiction of Saint David, designed by William Burges, at Castell Coch, Cardiff
Official nameDydd Gŵyl Dewi Sant
Observed byWales
Welsh people
Welsh diaspora
Anglican Communion
Catholic Church
TypeNational
CelebrationsChildren participate in an eisteddfod
ObservancesParades
Wearing Welsh emblems
Date1 March
FrequencyAnnual

Traditional festivities include wearing daffodils and leeks, recognised symbols of Wales and Saint David, respectively, eating traditional Welsh food including cawl and Welsh rarebit, and women wearing traditional Welsh dress. An increasing number of cities and towns across Wales including Cardiff, Swansea and Aberystwyth also put on parades throughout the day.

The day is not a public holiday in Wales which has prompted calls for a St David's Day to be a bank holiday in Wales and some organisations designating unofficial celebrations.

The feast has been regularly celebrated since the canonisation of David in the 12th century, by Pope Callixtus II.

Significance of the day

Main article: Saint David

Saint David (Welsh: Dewi Sant) was born in Caerfai, south west Wales into an aristocratic family.[1][2] He was reportedly a scion of the royal house of Ceredigion,[3] and founded a Celtic monastic community at Glyn Rhosyn (The Vale of Roses) on the western headland of Pembrokeshire (Welsh: Sir Benfro) at the spot where St Davids Cathedral stands today.[4]

David's fame as a teacher and his asceticism spread among Celtic Christians, and he helped found about 12 monasteries.[1] His foundation at Glyn Rhosyn became an important Christian shrine,[5] and the most important centre in Wales. The date of Saint David's death is believed to be 1 March 589.[6] His final words to the community of monks were: "Brothers be ye constant. The yoke which with single mind ye have taken, bear ye to the end; and whatsoever ye have seen with me and heard, keep and fulfil."[7]

For centuries, 1 March has been a national festival. Saint David was recognised as a national patron saint in the 12th century[2] at a peak time of Welsh resistance to the Normans.[8] He was canonised by Pope Callixtus II in 1120. The 17th-century diarist Samuel Pepys noted how Welsh celebrations in London for Saint David's Day would spark wider counter-celebrations amongst their English neighbours: life-sized effigies of Welshmen were symbolically lynched,[9] and by the 18th century the custom had arisen of confectioners producing "taffies"—gingerbread figures baked in the shape of a Welshman riding a goat—on Saint David's Day.[10]

In the poem Armes Prydein (The Prophesy of Britain), composed in the early to mid-10th century, the anonymous author prophesies that the Cymry (the Welsh people) will unite and join an alliance of fellow-Celts[11] to repel the Anglo-Saxons, under the banner of Saint David: A lluman glân Dewi a ddyrchafant ("And they will raise the pure banner of Dewi").[12] Although there were occasional Welsh uprisings in the Middle Ages, the country was briefly united by various Welsh princes before its conquest[13] at different times, and it arguably had a very short period of independence during the rising of Owain Glyndŵr,[14] but Wales as a whole was never an independent kingdom for long. Henry Tudor, 2nd Earl of Richmond, who was born in Pembroke Castle as a patrilineal descendant of the Tudor Dynasty of North Wales, became King Henry VII of England after his victory over Richard III at the Battle of Bosworth Field in 1485, to end the Wars of the Roses.[15] Henry's green and white banner with a red dragon became a rallying point for Welsh patriotism with the memory of Saint David on his Feast Day. Henry was the first monarch of the House of Tudor, and during the reign of that dynasty the royal coat of arms included the Welsh Dragon, a reference to the monarch's origin. The banner from Henry's victory was not adopted as the official Flag of Wales until 1959.[16] The flag of Saint David, however, a golden cross on a black background, was not part of the symbolism of House of Tudor.[17]

Proposals for a public holiday

Main article: Proposed St David's Day bank holiday

Unlike Saint Patrick's Day in Ireland, Saint David's Day is not a national holiday, though there is strong support for it becoming a bank holiday in Wales. In the past, schools have taken a half-day holiday, which continues in some parts of Wales. Saint David's Day is also celebrated in expatriate Welsh communities outside the UK.[1] Cross-party support resulted in the National Assembly for Wales voting unanimously to make Saint David's Day a public holiday in 2000. A poll conducted for Saint David's Day in 2006 found that 87% of people in Wales wanted it to be a bank holiday, with 65% prepared to sacrifice a different bank holiday to achieve this.[18] A petition in 2007 to make Saint David's Day a bank holiday was rejected by the office of the British Prime Minister Tony Blair.[19] In 2022 Gwynedd County Council voted to make the day a paid public holiday for their staff.[20]

Saint David's Day events

 
Saint David's Day celebrations, Cardiff Bay, 2008
 
Saint David's Day Celebration, Cardiff Bay. 2009

Cardiff

Mark Drakeford, First Minister of Wales gives his annual Saint David's Day Message to the Nation.

Around Wales each year, Saint David is commemorated in parades, the largest of which in Cardiff. The parade is a non-military celebration of Welsh heritage and culture.[21]

To mark Saint David's Day, and their return from a six-month tour of Afghanistan, soldiers from the Royal Welsh Regiment provided the Changing of the Guard ceremony at Cardiff Castle's south gate on 27 and 28 February 2010.[22]

On 1 March 2010, the seventh National Saint David's Day Parade took place in Cardiff city centre. Celebrations included concerts, a parade and a food festival. The food festival ran from 26 February with the third annual Really Welsh Food Festival in Queen Street, featuring all-Welsh produce.[23][24] Following the parade, a number of Welsh entertainers performed and in the evening Cardiff Central Library provided free entertainment and food.[24]

Other locations

In many towns an annual parade through the centre of town is now held. Concerts are held in pubs, clubs, and other venues.[1] In the town of Colwyn Bay in north Wales, an annual parade through the centre of town is now held with several hundred citizens and schoolchildren taking part. Other events are centred on the parade.[25]

Swansea inaugurated a "St David's Week" festival in 2009 with a range of musical, sporting and cultural events held throughout the city to mark the national day.[26][27][28] For 2018, the city followed St David's Day celebrations with a two-day food festival.[29]

Disneyland Paris also organises yearly events to celebrate Saint David's Day which include a Welsh-themed week, fireworks, parades and Disney characters dressed in traditional Welsh attire.[30]

Washington, DC holds a St. David's Day congressional reception at the United States Capitol in honor of the First Minister of Wales' biannual visits.[31]

The Los Angeles St. David's Day Festival – National Day of Wales is the largest annual event of its kind in the United States encompassing an eisteddfod, Celtic marketplace, classes, and a concert.[32]

Traditions

 
Water in Swansea Castle Square fountain dyed red for Saint David's Day

Children in Wales take part in school concerts or eisteddfodau, with recitation and singing being the main activities. Formerly, schoolchildren were given a half-day holiday. Officially this custom does not continue, although the practice can vary between schools.[1] The younger girls sometimes wear traditional Welsh costumes to school. This costume consists of a long woollen skirt, apron, white blouse, woollen shawl and a Welsh hat.[1]

Also, various Welsh Regiments of the British Army use aspects of Saint David's cross, Saint David himself, or songs of Saint David in their formalities during the celebrations. Many Welsh people wear one or both of the National symbols of Wales to celebrate St. David: the daffodil (a generic Welsh symbol) or the leek (Saint David's personal symbol) on this day.[1] The leek arises from an occasion when a troop of Welsh were able to distinguish each other from a troop of English enemy (some historical accounts indicate Saxon invading forces), dressed in similar fashion, by wearing leeks.[33]

The flag of Saint David often plays a central role in the celebrations and can be seen flying throughout Wales. Popular dishes traditionally eaten on Saint David's Day include cawl (soup), bara brith tea loaf, Welsh Cakes, Welsh lamb and Welsh rarebit.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "St David's Day 2017: everything you need to know about Wales' patron saint". The Daily Telegraph. 28 February 2017. from the original on 28 February 2017. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
  2. ^ a b "St David (?-589)". BBC News. from the original on 13 March 2017. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
  3. ^ Jenkins, Simon (2008). Wales: churches, houses, castles. Allen Lane. p. 125.
  4. ^ Hilling, John (1976). The historic architecture of Wales: an introduction. University of Wales Press. p. 39. ISBN 978-0-708-30626-0.
  5. ^ "St Davids Cathedral: A Brief History". stdavidscathedral.org. from the original on 28 February 2017. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
  6. ^ Robin Gwyndaf, Margaret Dorothy Jones (1989). Welsh Folk Tales / Chwedlau gwerin Cymru. Welsh Folk Museum. p. 47.
  7. ^ "St David's Day marked with Welsh Google Doodle". The Daily Telegraph. 1 March 2011. from the original on 1 March 2017. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
  8. ^ The New Encyclopaedia Britannica. Vol. 29. 2003. p. 134. ISBN 978-0-852-29961-6.
  9. ^ "Samuel Pepys' Diary 1667". Pepys.info. from the original on 28 January 2013. Retrieved 1 March 2013.
  10. ^ Simpson, Jacqueline and Steve Roud (2000), Oxford Dictionary of English Folklore, Oxford: Oxford University Press. pp. 307–8.
  11. ^ Koch, John T. (2006). Celtic culture: a historical encyclopedia. Vol. 1-. ABC-CLIO. ISBN 9781851094400. from the original on 1 March 2017. Retrieved 28 February 2017 – via Google Books.
  12. ^ Ifor Williams (ed.), Armes Prydein (University of Wales Press, 1955), line 129.
  13. ^ Gruffydd ap Llywelyn
  14. ^ Glyndŵr Rising
  15. ^ John Davies, Nigel Jenkins, Menna Baines (2008). The Welsh Academy encyclopaedia of Wales. University of Wales Press. p. 455. ISBN 978-0-708-31953-6.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  16. ^ Matthews, Rupert (2012). Wales, A Very Peculiar History. Andrews UK Limited. pp. 12–13. ISBN 978-1-908-75922-1.
  17. ^ "Flag of St David". BBC Wales History. 31 January 2011. from the original on 4 May 2017. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
  18. ^ Thomas, Guto (1 March 2006). "Poll backs St David's Day holiday". BBC News. from the original on 30 November 2008. Retrieved 1 March 2008.
  19. ^ Sands, Katie (1 March 2016). "7 reasons St David's Day should be a national holiday". WalesOnline. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
  20. ^ "'Not a colony': Welsh council defies London to declare St David's Day holiday". the Guardian. 18 January 2022. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
  21. ^ "St David's Day Parade in Cardiff". stdavidsday.org. from the original on 14 February 2017. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
  22. ^ "Soldiers Go Marching on for St David's Day". WalesOnline. 1 March 2010. from the original on 4 March 2010. Retrieved 2 March 2010.
  23. ^ "Cardiff's St David's Day Celebrations". WalesOnline. 12 February 2010. Retrieved 2 March 2010.
  24. ^ a b "Sun Shines on St David's Day Parade". WalesOnline. 2 March 2010. from the original on 12 October 2012. Retrieved 2 March 2010.
  25. ^ youtube.com Video of 2007 Colwyn Bay St. David's Day Parade
  26. ^ . Saintdavidsday.com. Archived from the original on 6 October 2011. Retrieved 2 March 2012.
  27. ^ Press Release 2009 Festival
  28. ^ http://www.swansea.gov.uk/index.cfm?articleid=27260/ Events List 2009
  29. ^ Rees, Mark (22 February 2018). "There'll be a massive St David's Day party in Swansea". WalesOnline. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
  30. ^ . Enterthemagic.com. Archived from the original on 28 January 2013. Retrieved 1 March 2013.
  31. ^ "First Minister Carwyn Jones off on three-day US visit ahead of St David's Day". 25 February 2015. from the original on 24 March 2017. Retrieved 23 March 2017.
  32. ^ . Welshicons.org.uk. 12 April 2012. Archived from the original on 28 January 2013. Retrieved 1 March 2013.
  33. ^ "Dydd Dewi Sant". Davidmorgan.com. from the original on 13 February 2013. Retrieved 1 March 2013.

External links

  •   Media related to Saint David's Day at Wikimedia Commons
  • The official site of the St. David's Day Parade in Cardiff
  • BBC News – 1st St David's Day Parade in Cardiff (2004)
  • St. David's Day (2009) on ABC7 Chicago, Illinois Video on YouTube
  • Wales.com celebration resources

March 01, 2023
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Saint David s Day Welsh Dydd Gŵyl Dewi Sant or Dydd Gŵyl Dewi Welsh pronunciation ˈdɨːd ˌɡuːɨ l ˌdɛu i ˈsant ˈdiːd ɡʊi l ˌdɛu i ˈsant or the Feast of Saint David is the feast day of Saint David the patron saint of Wales and falls on 1 March the date of Saint David s death in 589 AD Saint David s DayStained glass depiction of Saint David designed by William Burges at Castell Coch CardiffOfficial nameDydd Gŵyl Dewi SantObserved byWalesWelsh peopleWelsh diaspora Anglican Communion Catholic ChurchTypeNationalCelebrationsChildren participate in an eisteddfodObservancesParadesWearing Welsh emblemsDate1 MarchFrequencyAnnualTraditional festivities include wearing daffodils and leeks recognised symbols of Wales and Saint David respectively eating traditional Welsh food including cawl and Welsh rarebit and women wearing traditional Welsh dress An increasing number of cities and towns across Wales including Cardiff Swansea and Aberystwyth also put on parades throughout the day The day is not a public holiday in Wales which has prompted calls for a St David s Day to be a bank holiday in Wales and some organisations designating unofficial celebrations The feast has been regularly celebrated since the canonisation of David in the 12th century by Pope Callixtus II Contents 1 Significance of the day 2 Proposals for a public holiday 3 Saint David s Day events 3 1 Cardiff 3 2 Other locations 4 Traditions 5 References 6 External linksSignificance of the day EditMain article Saint David Saint David Welsh Dewi Sant was born in Caerfai south west Wales into an aristocratic family 1 2 He was reportedly a scion of the royal house of Ceredigion 3 and founded a Celtic monastic community at Glyn Rhosyn The Vale of Roses on the western headland of Pembrokeshire Welsh Sir Benfro at the spot where St Davids Cathedral stands today 4 David s fame as a teacher and his asceticism spread among Celtic Christians and he helped found about 12 monasteries 1 His foundation at Glyn Rhosyn became an important Christian shrine 5 and the most important centre in Wales The date of Saint David s death is believed to be 1 March 589 6 His final words to the community of monks were Brothers be ye constant The yoke which with single mind ye have taken bear ye to the end and whatsoever ye have seen with me and heard keep and fulfil 7 For centuries 1 March has been a national festival Saint David was recognised as a national patron saint in the 12th century 2 at a peak time of Welsh resistance to the Normans 8 He was canonised by Pope Callixtus II in 1120 The 17th century diarist Samuel Pepys noted how Welsh celebrations in London for Saint David s Day would spark wider counter celebrations amongst their English neighbours life sized effigies of Welshmen were symbolically lynched 9 and by the 18th century the custom had arisen of confectioners producing taffies gingerbread figures baked in the shape of a Welshman riding a goat on Saint David s Day 10 In the poem Armes Prydein The Prophesy of Britain composed in the early to mid 10th century the anonymous author prophesies that the Cymry the Welsh people will unite and join an alliance of fellow Celts 11 to repel the Anglo Saxons under the banner of Saint David A lluman glan Dewi a ddyrchafant And they will raise the pure banner of Dewi 12 Although there were occasional Welsh uprisings in the Middle Ages the country was briefly united by various Welsh princes before its conquest 13 at different times and it arguably had a very short period of independence during the rising of Owain Glyndŵr 14 but Wales as a whole was never an independent kingdom for long Henry Tudor 2nd Earl of Richmond who was born in Pembroke Castle as a patrilineal descendant of the Tudor Dynasty of North Wales became King Henry VII of England after his victory over Richard III at the Battle of Bosworth Field in 1485 to end the Wars of the Roses 15 Henry s green and white banner with a red dragon became a rallying point for Welsh patriotism with the memory of Saint David on his Feast Day Henry was the first monarch of the House of Tudor and during the reign of that dynasty the royal coat of arms included the Welsh Dragon a reference to the monarch s origin The banner from Henry s victory was not adopted as the official Flag of Wales until 1959 16 The flag of Saint David however a golden cross on a black background was not part of the symbolism of House of Tudor 17 Proposals for a public holiday EditMain article Proposed St David s Day bank holiday Unlike Saint Patrick s Day in Ireland Saint David s Day is not a national holiday though there is strong support for it becoming a bank holiday in Wales In the past schools have taken a half day holiday which continues in some parts of Wales Saint David s Day is also celebrated in expatriate Welsh communities outside the UK 1 Cross party support resulted in the National Assembly for Wales voting unanimously to make Saint David s Day a public holiday in 2000 A poll conducted for Saint David s Day in 2006 found that 87 of people in Wales wanted it to be a bank holiday with 65 prepared to sacrifice a different bank holiday to achieve this 18 A petition in 2007 to make Saint David s Day a bank holiday was rejected by the office of the British Prime Minister Tony Blair 19 In 2022 Gwynedd County Council voted to make the day a paid public holiday for their staff 20 Saint David s Day events Edit Saint David s Day celebrations Cardiff Bay 2008 Saint David s Day Celebration Cardiff Bay 2009 Cardiff Edit source source source source source source source source source source Mark Drakeford First Minister of Wales gives his annual Saint David s Day Message to the Nation Around Wales each year Saint David is commemorated in parades the largest of which in Cardiff The parade is a non military celebration of Welsh heritage and culture 21 To mark Saint David s Day and their return from a six month tour of Afghanistan soldiers from the Royal Welsh Regiment provided the Changing of the Guard ceremony at Cardiff Castle s south gate on 27 and 28 February 2010 22 On 1 March 2010 the seventh National Saint David s Day Parade took place in Cardiff city centre Celebrations included concerts a parade and a food festival The food festival ran from 26 February with the third annual Really Welsh Food Festival in Queen Street featuring all Welsh produce 23 24 Following the parade a number of Welsh entertainers performed and in the evening Cardiff Central Library provided free entertainment and food 24 Other locations Edit In many towns an annual parade through the centre of town is now held Concerts are held in pubs clubs and other venues 1 In the town of Colwyn Bay in north Wales an annual parade through the centre of town is now held with several hundred citizens and schoolchildren taking part Other events are centred on the parade 25 Swansea inaugurated a St David s Week festival in 2009 with a range of musical sporting and cultural events held throughout the city to mark the national day 26 27 28 For 2018 the city followed St David s Day celebrations with a two day food festival 29 Disneyland Paris also organises yearly events to celebrate Saint David s Day which include a Welsh themed week fireworks parades and Disney characters dressed in traditional Welsh attire 30 Washington DC holds a St David s Day congressional reception at the United States Capitol in honor of the First Minister of Wales biannual visits 31 The Los Angeles St David s Day Festival National Day of Wales is the largest annual event of its kind in the United States encompassing an eisteddfod Celtic marketplace classes and a concert 32 Traditions Edit Water in Swansea Castle Square fountain dyed red for Saint David s Day Children in Wales take part in school concerts or eisteddfodau with recitation and singing being the main activities Formerly schoolchildren were given a half day holiday Officially this custom does not continue although the practice can vary between schools 1 The younger girls sometimes wear traditional Welsh costumes to school This costume consists of a long woollen skirt apron white blouse woollen shawl and a Welsh hat 1 Also various Welsh Regiments of the British Army use aspects of Saint David s cross Saint David himself or songs of Saint David in their formalities during the celebrations Many Welsh people wear one or both of the National symbols of Wales to celebrate St David the daffodil a generic Welsh symbol or the leek Saint David s personal symbol on this day 1 The leek arises from an occasion when a troop of Welsh were able to distinguish each other from a troop of English enemy some historical accounts indicate Saxon invading forces dressed in similar fashion by wearing leeks 33 The flag of Saint David often plays a central role in the celebrations and can be seen flying throughout Wales Popular dishes traditionally eaten on Saint David s Day include cawl soup bara brith tea loaf Welsh Cakes Welsh lamb and Welsh rarebit 1 References Edit a b c d e f g h St David s Day 2017 everything you need to know about Wales patron saint The Daily Telegraph 28 February 2017 Archived from the original on 28 February 2017 Retrieved 28 February 2017 a b St David 589 BBC News Archived from the original on 13 March 2017 Retrieved 28 February 2017 Jenkins Simon 2008 Wales churches houses castles Allen Lane p 125 Hilling John 1976 The historic architecture of Wales an introduction University of Wales Press p 39 ISBN 978 0 708 30626 0 St Davids Cathedral A Brief History stdavidscathedral org Archived from the original on 28 February 2017 Retrieved 28 February 2017 Robin Gwyndaf Margaret Dorothy Jones 1989 Welsh Folk Tales Chwedlau gwerin Cymru Welsh Folk Museum p 47 St David s Day marked with Welsh Google Doodle The Daily Telegraph 1 March 2011 Archived from the original on 1 March 2017 Retrieved 28 February 2017 The New Encyclopaedia Britannica Vol 29 2003 p 134 ISBN 978 0 852 29961 6 Samuel Pepys Diary 1667 Pepys info Archived from the original on 28 January 2013 Retrieved 1 March 2013 Simpson Jacqueline and Steve Roud 2000 Oxford Dictionary of English Folklore Oxford Oxford University Press pp 307 8 Koch John T 2006 Celtic culture a historical encyclopedia Vol 1 ABC CLIO ISBN 9781851094400 Archived from the original on 1 March 2017 Retrieved 28 February 2017 via Google Books Ifor Williams ed Armes Prydein University of Wales Press 1955 line 129 Gruffydd ap Llywelyn Glyndŵr Rising John Davies Nigel Jenkins Menna Baines 2008 The Welsh Academy encyclopaedia of Wales University of Wales Press p 455 ISBN 978 0 708 31953 6 a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a CS1 maint multiple names authors list link Matthews Rupert 2012 Wales A Very Peculiar History Andrews UK Limited pp 12 13 ISBN 978 1 908 75922 1 Flag of St David BBC Wales History 31 January 2011 Archived from the original on 4 May 2017 Retrieved 28 February 2017 Thomas Guto 1 March 2006 Poll backs St David s Day holiday BBC News Archived from the original on 30 November 2008 Retrieved 1 March 2008 Sands Katie 1 March 2016 7 reasons St David s Day should be a national holiday WalesOnline Retrieved 20 June 2020 Not a colony Welsh council defies London to declare St David s Day holiday the Guardian 18 January 2022 Retrieved 19 January 2022 St David s Day Parade in Cardiff stdavidsday org Archived from the original on 14 February 2017 Retrieved 28 February 2017 Soldiers Go Marching on for St David s Day WalesOnline 1 March 2010 Archived from the original on 4 March 2010 Retrieved 2 March 2010 Cardiff s St David s Day Celebrations WalesOnline 12 February 2010 Retrieved 2 March 2010 a b Sun Shines on St David s Day Parade WalesOnline 2 March 2010 Archived from the original on 12 October 2012 Retrieved 2 March 2010 youtube com Video of 2007 Colwyn Bay St David s Day Parade St David s Week in Swansea Saintdavidsday com Archived from the original on 6 October 2011 Retrieved 2 March 2012 Press Release 2009 Festival http www swansea gov uk index cfm articleid 27260 Events List 2009 Rees Mark 22 February 2018 There ll be a massive St David s Day party in Swansea WalesOnline Retrieved 22 February 2018 St David s Welsh Festival Celebrations Disneyland Paris Enterthemagic com Archived from the original on 28 January 2013 Retrieved 1 March 2013 First Minister Carwyn Jones off on three day US visit ahead of St David s Day 25 February 2015 Archived from the original on 24 March 2017 Retrieved 23 March 2017 The 2013 Los Angeles St David s Festival National Day of Wales Welsh Icons News Welshicons org uk 12 April 2012 Archived from the original on 28 January 2013 Retrieved 1 March 2013 Dydd Dewi Sant Davidmorgan com Archived from the original on 13 February 2013 Retrieved 1 March 2013 External links Edit Holidays portal Wales portal Media related to Saint David s Day at Wikimedia Commons The official site of the St David s Day Parade in Cardiff BBC News 1st St David s Day Parade in Cardiff 2004 St David s Day 2009 on ABC7 Chicago Illinois Video on YouTube Wales com celebration resources Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Saint David 27s Day amp oldid 1142191068, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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