British English Holidays St. Davids Day

hi everyone and Jeana there we Sant as
it’s known in Welsh or Saint David it’s

a patron saint of Wales and st. David’s
Day is celebrated by the Welsh on the

1st of March in this lesson you’re going
to learn about st. David’s Day why isn’t

the Welsh flag represented on the flag
of the United Kingdom we’ll show you the

answer at the end of this video st.
David was a Celtic monk and bishop that

lived in the 6th century he helped to
spread the word of Christianity across

Wales it is claimed that he lives for
over a century and the day of his death

was the 1st of March
st. Davids most famous miracle is that

while he was preaching to some followers
the ground was said to have risen up and

formed a hill beneath him so that he
could be seen and heard better he also

founded several monasteries in Wales
during his lifetime st. David’s Day is

commemorated in Wales by wearing
daffodils and leeks these are both

national emblems of Wales and are
closely associated with the country they

are often worn attached to a coat or hat
some children wear the Welsh national

dress of a tall black hat and long dress
in red and white

Malik is national emblem because Saint
David was said to have advised the Welsh

to wear a leak in their caps when they
battled the Saxons so that they could

easily distinguish friend from foe in
battle and now I’ll give you the answer

to the earlier quiz
why isn’t the Welsh flag represented on

the flag of the United Kingdom this is
because Wales

unlike England Scotland and Ireland was
never a kingdom when the UK was formed

Wales was already part of England and
was a principality instead how has this

lesson did you learn something
interesting

what is your country’s national emblem
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