Dydd Gŵyl Dewi Hapus!

Happy St David’s Day! 

Iona has come to School today dressed in her welsh lady’s hat.  She has also brought in some daffodils, the national flower of Wales.

Why a dragon on the Welsh national flag? This is believed to date back to the legend of King Arthur, when Merlin had a vision of a red dragon, representing native Britons, fighting a white dragon, the Saxon invaders. The red dragon won the battle. The use of green and white refer to the colours of the House of Tudor, the 15th century royal family of Welsh origin.

The leek is quoted as a symbol of Wales in Shakespeare’s Henry V.  On March 1st, St David’s Day, the Tudor dynasty issued leeks to be worn by their guards, in honour of the patron saint of Wales.

 

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