Talk:Saint David's Day

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[edit] Welsh costumes?

"The younger girls usually wear their Welsh costumes to school. This costume consists of a long woollen skirt, white blouse, woollen shawl and, of course, a Welsh hat." Really? I've been in Wales plenty of times on St David's day & have never seen this. Markb 09:24, 1 March 2006 (UTC)

It happens -- I dressed up for St David's Day at primary school. Here's a Google picture search. Gareth 23:07, 1 March 2006 (UTC)

I bet you looked real cute in your long woollen skirt, white blouse, woollen shawl and Welsh hat, Gareth! Markb 13:13, 7 March 2006 (UTC)

Yes, it put me off cross-dressing for life... ;-) Seriously, boys used to wear traditional farmers' outfits. Which was bad enough! Gareth 22:08, 7 March 2006 (UTC)

'Traditional farmers outfits' - is that a pinstripe suit worn to visit the bank to pay in the £millions in CAP subsidies? Markb 12:54, 20 March 2006 (UTC)

The tradition of boys dressing up varies from region to region, I think. When I was in school in the South Wales Valleys (well, Monmouthshire, but close enough) it was tradition for boys to dress up as Welsh coal miners. Today boys often just wear red clothes or perhaps the Wales rugby jersey. Benbristol, 12:34, 1st March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Origins of wearing of leeks

I know Shakespeare is sometimes of dubious accuracy for factual history, but I remember this reference.

FLUELLEN.
Your grandfather of famous memory, an't please your
Majesty, and your great-uncle Edward the Plack Prince of 
Wales, as I have read in the chronicles, fought a most prave 
pattle here in France.

KING HENRY.
They did, Fluellen.

FLUELLEN.
Your Majesty says very true.  If your Majesties is rememb'red of
it, the Welshmen did good service in garden where leeks did grow,
wearing leeks in their Monmouth caps; which, your Majesty know, 
to this hour is an honourable badge of the service; and I do
believe your Majesty takes no scorn to wear the leek upon Saint
Tavy's day.

KING HENRY.
I wear it for a memorable honour;
For I am Welsh, you know, good countryman.

— Henry V, Act 4, Scene vii [1]

I believe the reference is to the Battle of Crécy. Perhaps someone more knowledgable for incorporate the history into the article text. — Eoghanacht ^talk 17:04, 1 March 2006 (UTC)