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David's Day is celebrated in Wales on 1 March, in honour of St David
(Welsh, Dewi Sant), the patron saint of Wales. Little is known about
him for certain. What information there is about him is based on an
account of his life written by Rhigyfarch at the end of the 11th
century.
Dewi died in the year 589. His mother was called Non, and his
father, Sant, was the son of Ceredig, King of Ceredigion. After
being educated in Cardiganshire, he went on pilgrimage through south
Wales and the west of England, where it is said that he founded
religious centres such as Glastonbury and Croyland.
 Children
take part in school concerts or eisteddfodau, with recitation and
singing being the main activities. Formerly, a half-day holiday was
afforded to school children. Officially this custom does not
continue, although the practice can vary on a school-to-school
basis.
When I was a lad :) at school the boys dressed up as coal
minor's, while the girls wore traditional welsh costumes. The boys
also had a leek pinned to them, and the girls a daffodil. At the end
of the day there were play fights between the leeks and daffodils.
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