Dydd Gwyl Dewi Sant

Dydd Gwyl Dewi - Happy St Davids Day

Dydd Gwyl Dewi Sant - St David’s Day

Every March 1st, the Welsh people come together to celebrate St Davids Day (Dydd Gwyl Dewi Sant. If you find yourself in Wales on March the 1st, you will find us Welshies wear a daffodil, or a leek pinned to our lapels, a daffodil being the more popular favourite in more modern times, for fairly obvious reasons! School children will be decked out in traditional Welsh costumes, with stiff black hats or flat caps, with other children, especially older ones, preferring to sport red rugby jerseys. It is common to see massed choirs belting out popular welsh folk songs and hymns too, and you shouldn’t expect any less from the land of song! Parades filled with dragons and music are commonplace too, with people watching and joining the rousing tunes with a passion for music that runs through the Welsh people.

Local children take part in parades and singalongs for Dydd Gwyl Dewi

So who was the man behind the daffodil, and why have we upheld the traditions for over 1400 years? The Monk, St David was a 6th Century abbot who lived a life of extreme simplicity. According to the legends, he lived on a diet of water and wild leeks, which might explain the national dish, Cawl, which consists of a broth containing and lamb, and a high concentration of leeks!

Gwnewch y Perthau Bychain - Do the Little Things

These were St Davids last words to his followers, according to the legend, and are a beautiful reminder that small acts of kindness are what truly build a community, something that is a valid today as it was 1400 years ago!

Traditional Welsh fayre, featuring Dewi Sants staple ingredient, leeks of course!