Saturday, 1 March 2008

St David's Day


The feast of Saint David, the patron saint of Wales, falls on 1 March each year.

The daffodil is one of the emblems of Wales, along with the leek. They share the same name in Welsh, Ceninen.

3 comments:

  1. Thanks for that gorgeous photo of daffodils! I wish I'd seen it yesterday - I was proudly wearing a little fabric one for St David's Day.
    They're my favourite flower not just because I'm Welsh - though I never realised before that 'leek' and 'daffodil' were the same in Welsh (not being a native speaker), even though I knew the origin of the leek as a national symbol. That explains quite a lot...

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  2. I didn't know that - thanks :D!

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  3. Catherine, I'm glad you liked it! I love daffodils too. I heard they became the favoured emblem over leeks because they make nicer buttonholes :)
    Nicole, no nor did I, before looking it up this year.

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