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St. David's Day commemorates St. David, the patron saint of Wales. During a battle between Welsh soldiers and invading Saxons, St. David had the Welsh wear leeks on their helmets so they could identify each other. This helped the Welsh win the battle. Now on March 1st, the date of St. David's death, the Welsh celebrate their culture and the leek serves as a national symbol of Wales. Daffodils are also used since their flowers resemble leeks and are easier to find in March.
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- 2. St. David’s Day The national Welsh Day • Hello everyone, we are going to tell you the story of Saint David’s which is the national Welsh day.
- 3. Many many many years ago, the men of Wales were fighting to protect their land from the Saxon invaders.
- 4. Welsh soldier: “Hello. I am a Welsh soldier. You! Saxon invader!, go away from Wales!!!”
- 5. Saxon soldier: “No, we are the Saxons, and we will win this battle”!
- 6. • Speaker 2: The Welsh were losing. It was difficult to know who was the enemy and who was Welsh. Welsh men and the Saxons were wearing similar clothing.
- 7. • Welsh soldier: “I am a welsh soldier and I am wearing soldier clothes!” • • • Saxon soldier: “Oh dear!!! I am a saxon invader and I am wearing soldier clothes too!”
- 8. Speaker 3: A welsh monk called David saw that it was a big problem. The monk told the Welsh men to wear a leek on the helmet.
- 9. • St David: "You! Welsh soldiers! wear these leeks on your helmet so you will know that any soldier who does not have a leek is your enemy."
- 10. • Leek: “Hello, I am a leek, and I will save your life”.
- 11. • Speaker 4: Soon every Welsh soldier was wearing a leek on his helmet. They attacked the invaders and the Welsh won the battle.
- 12. • Speaker 5: David died on March 1st. After he died, the Catholic Church made him a saint. St. David is the patron saint of Wales, and March 1st is celebrated with a cultural festival by the Welsh people.
- 13. • Speaker 6: The leek is the national SYMBOL of Wales. Leek: “Hello, I am the national SYMBOL of Wales”.
- 14. Speaker 7: Welsh leek has a flower that looks like a daffodil. Daffodils are easier to find around the world in March.
- 15. • Daffodil: “Hello, I am a daffodil, and I am easy to find in March”. Speaker 8: This is the reason that many Welsh use daffodils instead of leeks.
- 16. Leek and Daffodil: “We are both Welsh symbols”.
- 17. Speaker 9: “Bye bye everyone”