SC - Happy St. David's Day!

[Elysant at aol.com]

- -Poser: <Elysant at aol.com>
 
>Shall we all wear leeks in our hats to show solidarity today?
>Christianna
 
>St. David's Feast Day (4th Cent)  Patron Saint of Wales & Poets. His
>symbol is the leek, probably because he ate a lot of leeks as part of his
>vegetarian diet.  He established many monasteries and  performed some
>miracles. This date commemorates a Welsh victory over the English, when
>they wore leeks in their hats to identify their countrymen.
  
Well I've certainly got mine on.  :-)

Incidentally, "Saint David's day" in Welsh is "Dydd Gwyl Dewi"  

And how to say that =
    
            "Deeth (soft "th" like in that)
             gww--yul 
             Deweeee"     (with the emphasis is on first e which is 
pronounced 
                            like the first "e" in "never")
Elysant