Happy St Davids Day
 

To all my fellow Welsh people out there. Hope you have/are wear(ing) your daffodil with pride. Although the ground is probably still frozen in Canada to grow any. You could always make one like we used to do in school!

Karen

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i am one too...so yes happy day to you and all that..leek stuff

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Happy St David's Day.

Have you ever noticed that St David's, St George's, and St Andrew's Days aren't well promoted by Brits abroad, but that St Patrick's Day is an excuse for a piss-up nearly everywhere in the world.

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Happy St Davids Days


xxxxx

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I asked my kiddies teachers why they didn't mention the other saints, and both of them didn't even know who St David was :blink:

I have now banned my kids from calling it St Paddys day.....they can at least call it by the right name! (even though they think it's all about naughty leprechauns!)

Linda

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Happy St Davids Day

:beer::beer::beer:


Linda

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I've made Welsh Cakes.

Happy St David's Day!!

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Pics........yummy!!!!!!!!!!!

Can I have some......pretty please :wub:

Linda

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I did actually want to take a photo as I've never made them before and they look and taste really very good but my camera battery was flat.

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I've made some Welsh Cakes too, but they don't taste the same without a pinch of mixed spice!

Happy St Davids Day - wear your daffs and leeks with pride today!

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Seriously why would we expect Canadians to know the patron saints of Wales England and Scotland? They have no relevance in Canada.

The only reason we know of St. Patrick is because of clever marketing and it is used as an excuse to drink and party, possibly to excess. :mad:

Oh by the way happy St Davids Day to all those of Welsh extraction.:thumbsup:

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Always to excess.:mad:

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We are off to a St. David's day dinner tonight. Food is usually good and evening ends up with a load of singing in Welsh. I don't do singing and certainly not in Welsh, but its OK because nobody hassles you if you don't join in.

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I'm sure that, since you're living in this country, you've taken the trouble to find out who the patron saints of Canada are. :p

Happy St. David's Day, everyone. :)
x

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Well I'll be damned, didn't know we had one until just now. :o

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A Happy St David Day to you all.

Can i have a Welsh cake?

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[QUOTE=Steve_P;6004859]Seriously why would we expect Canadians to know the patron saints of Wales England and Scotland? They have no relevance in Canada


Happy st Davids day to all of us with welsh roots Went and had chips down on the beach this lunchtime the sun was shining the sea was blue and there was a welsh flag flying from someones beachfront house perfect just to be fair they were flying the canadian flag on the same pole ;)

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I haven't yet, but I would assume this would be taught in class.

I just find it strange that all this fuss is made about St Patricks Day.....naughty leprechauns, must wear green or you get pinched all day :mad: all this without actually discussing the true meaning.
Since we have been in Canada we have found that in general Canadian's love all things British.....I just am puzzled why nothing is mentioned about the other saints.

But you are right........I do need to find out more about Canadian Saints!!!

Does Keifer Sutherland count :thumbup:

Linda

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No, but Jim Carrey does.

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I think I will stick with Keifer please.
:thumbup:

Linda

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I stand corrected.......Keifer is English, his dad is Canadian.

Oh well he saintly in my eyes :p


Linda

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Happy St David's day to you all - Just came back from the St David's Day Banquet in Regina with lizwil and her OH, we had a good night and I DID sing, but I think liz just moved her mouth in time with the music :rofl:

Beef dinner was great, they were selling Welsh Cakes and liz bought so many bags that there wasn't any left for me :p

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Welsh Joke:

Dai: doctor, I can't stop singing "The green, green grass of home"!
Doctor: Sounds like you've got Tom Jones Syndrome...
Dai: Is it common?
Doctor: It's not unusual!!

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an oldie but goodie :rofl::rofl:

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Last night my husband and I went to an engagement party for a young Canadian friend by the name of David. He’s a devout Catholic, so I was happy to learn from this thread that it was his patron saint’s feast day.

Just before we left for the party, I said to my husband, “By coincidence, it’s David’s feast day today.” My husband said, “Oh really, who was Saint David?” I said, “I don’t know much about him. He was some dude who lived in the 6th century. But his main claim to fame is that he’s the patron saint of Wales.” My husband said, “Oh really? I always assumed that was Saint Taffy.”

Well, be that as it may, David seemed chuffed when I said, “ Happy Feast Day.”
x

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When did they start teaching this in UK schools?

I left a secondary modern school in England in 1962 and even though I was born on St. Georges Day I had no idea he was the patron saint of England, nor was I aware of any other patron saints including Patrick at that time.

I learned all that later in life.

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I like the thought of Saint Taffy :thumbsup:

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We moved to South Wales when I was 10 and St Davids Day was a big thing. The whole school would go to a church service in the morning and we would get the rest of the day off :thumbup:

As I was English I would always wear a rose broach on St Georges Day, we were told about the patron saints, I wouldn't go so far to say we were told in any great depth, but it was discussed.

Linda

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Growing up in Wales, I remember it is as a big celebration. The best thing about St Davids Day was having a half-day of school! In the morning we would have an Eisteddford with Welsh songs and poetry. The girls would dress up in traditional Welsh costume and the boys would wear red and usually attempt to eat the enormous leek that their mums had painstakingly attached to their shirts! I'm pretty sure this is still the case nowadays!

It is essentially a religious celebration, which is taught in UK schools but here (in Chicagoland) unless you go to a Church school, it's not on the curriculum.

I just see it as a day to celebrate your nationality, be it Welsh, English, Irish or whatever... and why not?

I don't expect people here to automatically know about St David -I'm quite happy if someone knows where Wales is!!