Saint David, or Dewi as he is known in Wales, was canonized by Pope Callactus II in 1120AD and March 1st the date of his death, was added to the Church calendar as his feast day.
My memories of Saint David’s Day include the girls in their National Dress and us boys going to school with a Leek pinned to our clothes. A real, smelly Leek and sometimes there would be a prize for the largest Leek. Being young boys the Leeks didn’t last. During the day we would all be nibbling away until, by the time we went home there would be nothing left except a sorry looking root.
So who was Saint David? And why would the Welsh have a Leek as their national emblem?