Saint David's Day
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Saint David's Day is the annual Welsh cultural and religious celebration held on 1 March in honor of Saint David, the patron saint of Wales.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Saint David's Day canonical | 6 |
| St David's Day | 3 |
| Dydd Gŵyl Dewi | 1 |
| Dydd Gŵyl Dewi Sant | 1 |
| Saint David’s Day | 1 |
| St David’s Day | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cultural observance
ⓘ
national day ⓘ religious observance ⓘ |
| advocacy | campaigns for full public holiday status in Wales ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Saint David's Day
ⓘ
surface form:
Dydd Gŵyl Dewi
Saint David's Day ⓘ
surface form:
Dydd Gŵyl Dewi Sant
|
| associatedWith |
Welsh language
ⓘ
Welsh national identity ⓘ patron saints' days in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| commemorates | death of Saint David ⓘ |
| country | Wales ⓘ |
| dateObserved | 1 March ⓘ |
| flagFlown |
Flag of Saint David
ⓘ
Flag of Wales ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| hasLocation |
Cardiff
ⓘ
St Davids ⓘ
surface form:
St Davids, Pembrokeshire
|
| hasMajorParadeIn |
Cardiff
ⓘ
Colwyn Bay ⓘ St Davids ⓘ
surface form:
St Davids, Pembrokeshire
Swansea ⓘ |
| hasOfficialStatus | national day of Wales ⓘ |
| honours | Saint David ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Saint David ⓘ |
| observedBy |
Welsh churches
ⓘ
Welsh people ⓘ
surface form:
Welsh diaspora
people of Wales ⓘ |
| partOf | Welsh cultural heritage ⓘ |
| patronSaint | Saint David ⓘ |
| patronSaintOf | Wales ⓘ |
| publicHolidayStatusInWales | not a full public holiday (as of early 21st century) ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Saint Andrew's Day
ⓘ
St George's Day ⓘ
surface form:
Saint George's Day
St. Patrick's Day ⓘ
surface form:
Saint Patrick's Day
|
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| season | late winter ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Middle Ages (origin of cult of Saint David) ⓘ |
| tradition | Welsh culture ⓘ |
| typicalActivity |
Eisteddfodau and cultural festivals
ⓘ
attending church services ⓘ parades ⓘ singing Welsh hymns and songs ⓘ wearing national symbols of Wales ⓘ |
| typicalFood |
Welsh cakes
ⓘ
bara brith ⓘ cawl ⓘ |
| typicalSymbol |
Welsh flag
ⓘ
daffodil ⓘ leek ⓘ |
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
St David's Day
this entity surface form:
Dydd Gŵyl Dewi
this entity surface form:
Dydd Gŵyl Dewi Sant
this entity surface form:
St David’s Day
this entity surface form:
Saint David’s Day
this entity surface form:
St David's Day
this entity surface form:
St David's Day