St David’s Day

Walsh people celebrated with St David’s Day on 1 March as one of their culture. People wear traditional customs, pin a daffodil or leek to their clothes and especially children. Some children wear traditional customs. Boys wear white shirt with black trousers, long wool socks and black shoes. In contrast, girls wear tall hat, a petticoat and overcoat. St David's Day is commemorated by the wearing of daffodils or leeks. Both plants are traditionally regarded as national emblems. There are many explanations of how the leek came to be adopted as the national emblem of Wales. One is that St David advised the Welsh, on the eve of battle with the Saxons, to wear leeks in their caps to distinguish friend from the enemy. Shakespeare mentions in Henry V, that the Welsh archers wore leeks at the battle of Agincourt in 1415. Celebration included music, food, festival, culture events and streets parties occur.

St. David is important person to welsh. He lived in the sixth century. The date of 1 March was chosen in remembrance of the death of Saint David. Tradition holds that he died on that day in 589. The date was declared a national day of celebration within Wales in the 18th century. During his live Saint David were the primate of Wales and one of many early holier who assisted to extend Christianity among the pagan Celtic tribes of western Britain. He was the son of Non. She was the daughter of a local chieftain. His father Saint was the son of Ceredig, who was prince Ceredigion, a region in South- West Wales.