St. David (Dewi Sant) the patron Saint of Wales was a monk who lived during the sixth century and died circa 588 on March 1st.
Although perhaps not as well known as Irelands Saint Patrick, for centuries the date has been a National Festival in Wales.
As part of the celebration people wear either a leek or a daffodil in their lapels.
National St. Davids Day Parades will take place today in Cardiff and Wrexham in Wales, as well as further afield in China and New York!
Apparently Welsh Week is being celebrated across the United States.
Click
here to go to the
BBC News Wales web page for more info.
In honor of the occasion (and because it was my lovely Dad's favourite flower) some freshly picked daffodils from my garden, with branches of forsythia and red buds of flowering quince.
I'll be linking this post to A Return to Loveliness with Kathy @ A Delightsome Life today
where there are bound to be masses of pretty spring vignettes to see.
