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St. David's Day

March 1

The patron saint of Wales, St. David was a sixth-century priest who founded an austere religious order and many monasteries and churches, and eventually became primate of South Wales. His day is observed not only by the people of Wales but by Welsh groups all over the world. There are large communities of Welsh throughout the United States—particularly in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Wisconsin, and Florida—who celebrate St. David's Day with performances of choral singing, for which the Welsh are noted ( see also Eisteddfod). The St. David's Society of New York holds an annual banquet on March 1, and the Welsh Society of Philadelphia, which was established in 1802, celebrates with eating, drinking, and songs.
The leek, Wales' national symbol, is often worn on St. David's Day. According to legend, when St. David was leading his people to victory against the Saxons, he commanded them to wear leeks in their hats to avoid being confused with the enemy. In the United States, the daffodil has replaced the leek.

CONTACTS:
Welsh Society of Philadelphia
325 Kerwood Rd.
P.O. Box 7287
Wayne, PA 19087
610-256-3030
www.welsh-society-phila.org

SOURCES:
AmerBkDays-2000, p. 178
BkDays-1864, vol. I, p. 315
BkHolWrld-1986, Mar 1
DaysCustFaith-1957, p. 70
DictFolkMyth-1984, p. 612
FestSaintDays-1915, p. 37
FolkAmerHol-1999, p. 124
FolkWrldHol-1999, p. 199
OxYear-1999, pp. 103, 104

Celebration day: Mar 1

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Bryn helped launch a manuscript of the song, Cenwch y Clychau i Dewi, which has been adopted as the official song of the national Saint David's Day Parade on the web.

WALES: Singing star gives song his backing by Daily Post (Liverpool, England)

Byline: By Gareth Rogers South Wales Echo A saint David's Day service by the newly formed Royal Welsh - the Infantry for Wales has been moved indoors because of weather concerns.

St David's Day service moved due to weather by South Wales Echo (Cardiff, Wales)

Saint David's day Dave Bassett has joined Southampton's coaching staff, agreeing to an initial one-month deal to help the Saints' defence during pre-season training.

Football shorts by The Journal (Newcastle, England)

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