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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