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Hapus Dydd Dewi Sant i bawb. Efallai y bydd eich cennin byth yn gwywo.
1st March 2017
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Happy St Davids day to you
Happy St Davids day to you too
I am surprised that
I am surprised that Plaid Cymru havn't got a hitman after you for the Anglisised accent of Sian in "Bike" giggle
As it happens...
It's also my birthday. So, even though I'm of Scottish (or Irish depending on who's doing the genealogy) I have something in common with the Welsh, or at least their patron saint.
Hugs
Patricia
Happiness is being all dressed up and HAVING some place to go.
Semper in femineo gerunt
Ich bin ein femininer Mann
Happy Birthday
Not long got back from taking my Mother out to Lunch. She was born on this day in 1922. Yep, she's 95.
Enjoy your day.
Samantha
Happy St David's Day
to you and your family
Red MacDonald
What it actually says is:
Happy St David's Day, may your leeks never wilt.
Angharad
St David is the patron saint of Wales?
The leek is the official flower of the Welsh ?
Vegetable
Daffodils are the flowers now. Cenhinen in Welsh, while 'leek' is cennin. There is a suggestion that the two plants are used because of a confusion arising from the similarity of the Welsh words, starting in the 19th century. The original story was that Dewi Sant told Welsh soldiers to wear a leek in their headgear as a battlefield distinguishing mark. The daffodil is also known (in Welsh) as the March lily, March flower and Peter's leek.
Dydd Dewi Sant was also used as a WWI recruiting slogan--"Welshmen always march the first!"
Daffodil is the official flower
the leek is the national vegetable and St David is patron saint. If ever you watch Wales playing at any sport but especially rugby union, you'll see loads of leeks and daffs on display as well as red dragons and the ladies stove pipe hats, traditionally worn with a lace cap underneath.
Angharad
And in Abergwaun
The origin of my characters in Sisters and Cold Feet, such ladies' traditional clothing is said to have been mistaken for British Army redcoat uniforms and shakoes by an invading French force, who sort of surrendered.
The problem with the legend being
the stovepipe hats were introduced some time after the Napoleonic wars, unless they were wearing top hats. It is mentioned in the wiki article.
Angharad
Hapus Dydd Dewi Sant i bawb. Efallai y bydd eich cennin byth yn
And to you also.
Gwne