A green slide decorated with daffodils and pictures of Bethan and Josh. Text reads: "Happy St. David’s Day, Dydd Gŵyl Dewi Hapus, from Bethan, Josh and NOYO!
Green slide decorated with drawings of woman in traditional Welsh outfit and Welsh cakes. Text reads: "How is St. David’s Day celebrated?
In schools, children often dress in traditional Welsh dress, or Welsh rugby uniforms, and take part in their school Eisteddfod - smaller versions of Wales’ national festival.
Often an Eisteddfod has singing, instrumental, writing and poetry competitions.
Across Wales, people take part in St David’s Day parades, often wearing daffodils and leeks, national symbols of Wales.
There is also traditional Welsh dancing and singing such as the national anthem ‘Mae Hen Wlad fy nhadau’, and Welsh hymns such as ‘Calon Lân’.
People will also have traditional Welsh foods for school dinner that day, such as cawl, Welsh rarebit and Welsh cakes.
Green slide decorated with drawings of a leek and the Welsh flag. Text reads: "Facts about St. David
David was born, unusually, on the Pembrokeshire cliffs during a thunderstorm.
David was a monk at a young age and founded a monastery at around the year 560. The area where he built the monastery would later have a cathedral and be named St David’s after him.
St David’s is the smallest city in the UK with a population of around 1,600 and is around the size of a small village with an area of about 0.30 square miles.
David was known as “Dewi Dyfrwr” which means “David the water drinker.” This was because of the monks diet which consisted of bread and water."
Green slide decorated with drawings of a daffodil and a harp. Text reads: "Facts about St. David
According to legend, David was a miracle maker. He performed miracles such as restoring a blind man’s sight and bringing a child back to life.
One of the most famous miracles David performed happened when he was preaching to a large crowd, and some people were struggling to hear him. When a white dove landed on David’s shoulder, the floor where he was standing rose up so that everyone could see and hear him.
David’s last words to his followers were supposedly “Do the little things, the small things you’ve seen me doing.”
After David’s death a shrine was built in his honour which is still there today and is a very popular pilgrimage site."
Happy St. David's Day from Bethan (flute and harp) and Josh (violin and bass).
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