Greetings!
See this URL for a picture of St. David's Cathedral and a statue of St. David.
http://www.castlewales.com/stdavid.html
http://www.castlewales.com/balt_std.html
http://www.tourism.wales.gov.uk/index2.html
See this site for info on St. David
http://www.data-wales.co.uk/st_david.htm
This info was found on the Welsh Tourist Board.
http://www.tourism.wales.gov.uk/index2.html
David became the Abbot of Ty Ddewi/ St David's and died on 1st March 589.
A.D. He was buried in what is today St David's Cathedral in Pembrokeshire.
So respected was he that medieval pilgrims believed that two pilgrimages to
St David's were worth one pilgrimage to Rome! Fifty churches in South Wales
alone bear his name. March 1st , St David's Day, is now the traditional day
of the Welsh - celebrated by Welsh people all over the world, wearing
either of the national emblems - a leek or a daffodil. Usually the day's
celebrations would include either a Noson Lawen (Folk Evening), an
eisteddfod or a dinner with a guest speaker.
I have some more info at school and will check it tomorrow. If it is any
different, I'll post it tomorrow night.
I do know that our cousin Gerald of Wales was the Bishop of St. David's
from 1198 to 1203. He struggled to reach this, his goal, and finally was
appointed.
AND:
http://www.data-wales.co.uk/wstats.htm
The daffodil and the leek are famous emblems of Wales and the same document
tells us that the leek is by far the most ancient of these.
"On the evidence of Shakespeare, the leek was the recognised emblem of his
day, and there is written evidence that it became the Welsh emblem
considerably earlier. Entries in the household accounts of the Tudor Kings
include payments for leeks worn by the household guards on St. David's Day.
According to one legend, the leek is linked to St. David because he ordered
his soldiers to wear them on their helmets when they fought a victorious
battle against the pagan Saxons in a field full of leeks. It was more
likely, however, that the leek was linked with St. David and adopted as a
national symbol because of its importance to the national diet in days of
old, particularly in Lent."
BTW, don't pick all the daffodils and leeks for your celebration.
Enjoy St. David's Day.
Emily