{"id":23895,"date":"2023-02-28T10:29:09","date_gmt":"2023-02-28T09:29:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.countryfile.com\/?p=11789"},"modified":"2023-02-28T17:37:30","modified_gmt":"2023-02-28T16:37:30","slug":"celebrate-st-davids-day-history-and-traditions","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbccountryfile\/rss_feed\/celebrate-st-davids-day-history-and-traditions\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrate St David\u2019s Day: history and traditions"},"content":{"rendered":"

Celebrate Wales’ national day with our guide to St David’s Day which looks at the history of the patron saint of Wales and popular Welsh traditions. <\/p>

By Carys Matthews\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Tuesday, 28 February 2023 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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Celebrate Wales\u2019 patron saint and national day St David\u2019s Day. Here we look at the history of the patron saint of Wales and popular Welsh traditions to celebrate.<\/p>\n

Explore some of the most epic walks in Wales with our pick of fantastic walks in the Brecon Beacons<\/a>, Snowdonia<\/a> and Pembrokeshire<\/a>.<\/p>\n

When is St David\u2019s Day 2023?<\/h2>\n

Each year St David\u2019s Day is celebrated on 1st March to mark the day St David died in 589 AD. His remains are buried at St Davids Cathedral and his shrine became a place of pilgrimage in the Middle Ages.<\/p>\n

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The remains of the patron saint are buried in St Davids Cathedral in the tiny city of Pembrokeshire\/Credit: Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n

Who was St David?<\/h2>\n

St David \u2013 or Dewi Sant, as he\u2019s known locally, founded religious centres across Wales and England and then lived at St Davids in\u00a0south west\u00a0Wales, where he established a religious community and is said to have performed many miracles.<\/p>\n

Why is St David\u2019s Day celebrated?<\/h2>\n

St David\u2019s Day is a celebration of the patron saint of Wales. Traditionally, the Welsh celebrate by wearing a daffodil and\/or a leek.<\/p>\n

How do you say Happy St David\u2019s Day in Welsh?<\/h2>\n

To say Happy\u00a0St David\u2019s Day\u201d in Welsh is Dydd G\u0175yl Dewi Hapus!<\/p>\n

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wo women wear traditional dress during a St. David\u2019s Day parade through the city centre on March 1, 2020 in Cardiff\/Credit: Matthew Horwood, Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n

When were daffodils first sold in Britain?\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n

Daffodils of all sizes and shapes have been seen in England since the 17th century; Shakespeare celebrated them as the flower that \u201ccomes before the swallow dares\u201d, and bunches of wild blooms were sold by flower girls on the streets of London. However, the farming of daffodils for cut-flower sales did not start until the late 19th century.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Soldiers stationed on St Mary\u2019s in the Isles of Scilly in 1943 take a break from duties to join the harvest (Getty)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n

Find out more in our British daffodil history guide\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

Britain\u2019s best daffodil walks<\/h2>\n

The cheering sight of daffodils is a sure sign that spring has sprung.<\/p>\n

Here is our pick of the best daffodil walks to enjoy this spring\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

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Daffodils are a sure sign that spring has sprung\/Credit: Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n

What is Wales famous for?<\/h2>\n

Castles<\/h3>\n

Wales contains more castles per square mile than any other country in the world.<\/p>\n

Guide to Britain\u2019s castles: history and best to visit<\/a><\/h4>\n

From the ravens of the Tower of London, to remote medieval ruins, Britain\u2019s sprawling castles retain a sense of heritage in our cities and countryside \u2013 our guide to Britain\u2019s best castles<\/p>\n

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A spectacular heritage coastline<\/h3>\n

42% of the south and west Wales coastline is designated as Heritage Coast.<\/p>\n

Best walks in Pembrokeshire Coast National Park<\/a><\/h4>\n

Explore the rugged cliffs, sweeping bays, rolling hills and extraordinary wildlife of the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park in south-west Wales.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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The longest place name in Britain<\/h3>\n

The Welsh village of Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch, which\u00a0means: \u2018St Mary\u2019s church in the hollow of the white hazel near to the rapid whirlpool of Llantysilio of the red cave\u2019, is the longest place name in Britain.<\/p>\n

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Anglesey in North Wales\/Credit: Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n

Wales doesn\u2019t quite hold the title for longest place name in the world as it is beaten to\u00a0the post by\u00a0New Zealand\u2019s South Island, where\u00a0Tetaumatawhakatangihangakoauaotamateaurehaeaturipukapihimaunga -horonukupokaiwhenuaakitanarahu, reaches a whopping\u00a092 letters (it means \u2018the summit where Tamatea, the man with the big knees, the slider, climber of mountains, the land-swallower who travelled about, played his\u00a0nose flute\u00a0to his loved one\u2019.<\/p>\n

See our Anglesey travel guide<\/a><\/p>\n

\u00a0Mount Everest is named after a Welshman<\/h3>\n

Mount Everest is named after Welshman Sir George Everest, who was a British surveyor and geographer who served as Surveyor General of India from 1830 to 1843.<\/p>\n

Britain\u2019s oldest monastery<\/h3>\n

The monastery of Bangor-on-Dee, near Wrexham, is the oldest in Britain, and was founded in 560AD.<\/p>\n

Traditional Welsh recipe<\/h2>\n

Sugar-crusted Bara Brith<\/h3>\n

Is bara brith a bread? Or is it a cake? Some say bara brith is definitely a bread given that, made the traditional way, it is made with yeast and smeared liberally with salted Welsh butter. But others argue that since it\u2019s packed with fruit and takes pride of place at any Welsh tea table, it\u2019s indisputably a cake. Whatever the case, bara brith is delicious.<\/p>\n

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Homemade Bara Brith\/Credit: Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n

Make this easy sugar-crusted Bara Brith recipe for a tasty afternoon treat<\/a><\/p>\n

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