March, 1st - St.David Day in Wales

Saint David's Day is the feast of Saint David, the patron saint of Wales, and falls on 1 March, the date of Saint David's death in 589. The feast has been regularly celebrated since the canonisation of David in the 12th century, though it is not a national holiday in the UK.

Traditional festivities include wearing daffodils and leeks, both recognised symbols of Wales and Saint David respectively, eating traditional Welsh food including cawl and Welsh rarebit, and women wearing traditional Welsh dress.

For centuries, 1 March has been a national festival. Saint David was recognised as a national patron saint in the 12th century at a peak time of Welsh resistance to the Normans. He was canonised by Pope Callixtus in 1120.

Children in Wales take part in school concerts or eisteddfodau, with recitation and singing.

Sourceshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_David's_Day