Google celebrates St David's Day with logo today and St David`s Day falls on 1st March every year, this day was chosen in remembrance of the death Saint David and on that day 589 since than has been celebrated in many countries as a St David`s Day also this was accepted as a national day of celebration in Wales long time ago. However regarding to sources Saint David's Day Cross-party support resulted in the National Assembly for Wales voting unanimously to make St. David's Day a public holiday in 2000, a stance supported by the Wales TUC in United Kingdom.
A poll conducted for Saint David's Day in 2006 found that 87% of people in Wales wanted it to be a bank holiday, with 65% prepared to sacrifice a different bank holiday to ensure this. A petition in 2007 to make St. David's Day a bank holiday was rejected by office of the then British Prime Minister, Tony Blair.
St. David was born towards the end of the fifth century. He was a scion of the royal house of Ceredigion, and founded a Celtic monastic community at Glyn Rhosin (The Vale of Roses) on the western headland of Sir Benfro, at the spot where St David's Cathedral stands today.
David's fame as a teacher and ascetic spread throughout the Celtic world. His foundation at Glyn Rhosin became an important Christian shrine, and the most important centre in Wales. The date of Dewi Sant's death is recorded as 1 March, but the year is uncertain possibly 588.
Regarding to wikipedia tradition of celebration for St David`s Day is the children in Wales take part in school concerts or eisteddfodau, with recitation and singing being the main activities. Formerly, a half-day holiday was afforded to school children.
Officially this custom does not continue, although the practice can vary on a school-to-school basis. Many Welsh people wear one or both of the national emblems of Wales on their lapel to celebrate St. David: the daffodil (a generic Welsh symbol which is in season during March) or the leek (Saint David's personal symbol) on this day.
The association between leeks and daffodils is strengthened by the fact that they have similar names in Welsh, Cenhinen and Cenhinen Pedr. Younger girls sometimes wear traditional Welsh costumes to school.
This costume consists of a long woollen skirt, white blouse, woollen shawl and a Welsh hat. The flag of Saint David often plays a central role in the celebrations and can be seen flying throughout Wales. Cawl is frequently prepared and consumed on St. David's Day.
Three main point about St David`s Day;
1. St David’s Day falls every year on March 1. This was the date patron saint of Wales, St. David died in 589.
2. It wasn’t until the 18th century though that St David’s Day was declared a national day of celebration in Wales.
3. Saint David is typically depicted holding a dove, and often standing on a hillock. His symbol is the leek.
Google changed logo on www.google.co.uk and www.google.com and with some others. However on the first of March you can see clearly logo with G words has a had,scarf and flowers on which is another amazing Google logo for St David`s Day on 1st March.
