Overview
Saint David's Day
Saint David's Day (Welsh: Dydd Gŵyl Dewi Sant or Dydd Gŵyl Dewi [ˈdɨːð ˌɡuːɨ̯l ˌdɛu̯.i ˈsant, ˈdiːð ̩ɡʊi̯l ˌdɛu̯.i]), 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. Traditional festivities include wearing leeks and daffodils (both recognised as symbols of Saint David and more widely as symbols of Wales), school concerts and eisteddfodau, eating traditional Welsh dishes such as cawl and Welsh cakes, and...