British English Holidays - St. David's 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

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