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Welsh day of love, equivalent to St. Valentine's Day. [9] 1 March Saint David's Day: Observed (Proposed statutory) The patron saint of Wales is St David (Welsh: Dewi Sant) and St. David's Day (Dydd Gŵyl Dewi Sant) is celebrated on 1 March. [10] Some people argue it should be designated as a bank holiday. Various: Shrove Tuesday: Observed
In June 2022, a Pembrokeshire County Council committee rejected a notice of motion to give council staff a local bank holiday on 1 March 2023. The committee broadly supported the idea of a bank holiday, but "felt it was up to the Welsh Government to continue its campaign". £250,000 was the estimate cost for the impact to education. [42] [43]
Royal Welsh Show [15] [16] Steelhouse Festival [5] Sesiwn Fawr Dolgellau, 2005; Parti Ponty (Ynysangharad War Memorial Park, Pontypridd) [17] [18] The Good Life ...
From uniquely American holiday activities to Welsh winter customs, ... (However, Atlas Obscura said in 2022 that it could be making a comeback.) According to America, ...
Saint David (Welsh: Dewi Sant) was born in Caerfai, southwest Wales into an aristocratic family.[1] [2] He was reportedly a scion of the royal house of Ceredigion, [3] and founded a Celtic monastic community at Glyn Rhosyn (The Vale of Roses) on the western headland of Pembrokeshire (Welsh: Sir Benfro) at the spot where St Davids Cathedral stands today.
In 2020, the early May bank holiday originally set for Monday 4 May was moved to Friday 8 May to commemorate the 75th anniversary of VE Day. [41] [42] In 2022, there was a special holiday on Friday 3 June to celebrate the Platinum Jubilee of Elizabeth II. The Spring Bank Holiday was moved to Thursday 2 June to create a four-day weekend. [43]
The Second (Third) Sunday of Epiphany: 14–20 January; The Third (Fourth) Sunday of Epiphany: 21–27 January; The Fourth Sunday of Epiphany: 28 January – 1 February
In 2021, Welsh politician, Dafydd Wigley called for an Owain Glyndŵr, saying, "any new national holiday should include 16 September as Owain Glyndŵr Day". [ 21 ] [ 22 ] In 2021, Nia Jones of the Corwen Owain Glyndŵr Day Celebration Festival Committee said that "...certainly Owain Glyndŵr, it should be bank holiday day so that everyone can ...