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Saint David's Day (Welsh: Dydd Gŵyl Dewi Sant or Dydd Gŵyl Dewi [ˈdɨːð ˌɡuːɨ̯l ˌdɛu̯.i ˈsant, ˈdiːð ̩ɡʊi̯l ˌdɛu̯.i]), or the Feast of Saint David, is the feast day of Saint David, the patron saint of Wales, and falls on 1 March, the date of Saint David's death in 589 AD.
David was officially recognised at the Holy See by Pope Callixtus II in 1120, thanks to the work of Bernard, Bishop of St David's. Music for his Liturgy of the Hours has been edited by O. T. Edwards in Matins, Lauds and Vespers for St David's Day: the Medieval Office of the Welsh Patron Saint in National Library of Wales MS 20541 E (Cambridge ...
Dydd Santes Dwynwen (St Dwynwen's Day) Informal 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 ...
A 2006 poll showed support for a St David's Day national bank holiday to be at 87%. Support for the holiday remained high at 65% even when asked if another public holiday is lost to provide a slot for St David's Day. [20] A 2018 YouGov poll showed 75% support for a St David's Day bank holiday (58% Wales-only holiday; 17% UK-wide holiday). [27]
St Davids or St David's [1] [2] (Welsh: Tyddewi, [tiː ˈðɛwi], lit. "David's house”) is a cathedral city [3] in Pembrokeshire, Wales. It lies on the River Alun and is part of the community of St Davids and the Cathedral Close. [4] It is the resting place of Saint David, Wales's patron saint, and named after him.
The 2013 event featuring Siobhan Owen was captured on film in Do Ye the Little Things in Life: St. David's Day Festival-National Day of Wales 2013. [10] Following the 2014 event, Lorin Morgan-Richards called on active members of the community to form the Welsh League of Southern California to build on what had been achieved.
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The St David's Day Agreement, also known as the St David's Command Paper, is a command paper which set out the proposals of the UK coalition government. It was published in the command paper Powers for a purpose: Towards a lasting devolution settlement for Wales .