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01 Mar 2023, 9:53 am

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There’s nothing more Welsh than St. David’s Day, the feast and celebration that falls on March 1 and commemorates the patron saint of Wales, Saint David — the greatest figure in the 6th century, Welsh Age of Saints, founder of scores of religious communities, and the only native-born patron saint of the countries of Britain and Ireland. St. David, a famous teacher and the founder of what is today St. David’s Cathedral, was famed for his pious austerity, his commitment to eschew sensual pleasures in favor of spiritual enlightenment, and his ability to perform miracles. Because of his life and works, St David’s Day is widely popular amongst the Welsh. Today, the holiday is as much a celebration of Wales as it is of her patron saint. Children participate in recitation and singing, parades line the streets, the flag of Saint David is raised, and some girls wear traditional Welsh clothing.

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01 Mar 2023, 12:41 pm

My daffodils are blooming and that’s a nice ferret.

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01 Mar 2023, 2:39 pm

St David fought off ths Druids and they had to flee out to sea as they stood against Christianity. St David was against the dragon for a similar reason. The origional flag for Wales was a gold cross on a black background (Usually yellow cross was used due to the limitation of obtaining colours) and is very similar to the Cornish flag which is a silver cross though white is used. The Druidic flag which was brought in in 1956 to stand in opposition to the historical Christian heritage Wales has had.

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01 Mar 2023, 9:51 pm

Yes, ferrets are some of the nicest, yet most mis-understood creatures of the world.

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01 Mar 2023, 10:57 pm

Fun fact: there are only two countries in the world that have pictures of dragons on their flags. One is Wales. What is the other?

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The "Union Jack" - the flag that represents the United Kingdom- consists of the Cross of St. Andrew (symbol of Scotland) imposed upon the Cross of St. George (symbol of England). The background is blue, the red "vertical shaped cross" is St. George, and the white "X shaped cross" is St. Andrew (the Confederate Battle flag was patterned after it). After 1800 they stuck a red X shaped cross into the Union Jack to represent Ireland, even though its not an Irish symbol. The equivalent saint would be Patrick, whose only symbol I am aware of is the shepherds' hook.

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But they never bothered representing Wales on the Union Jack at all! Doesnt seem fair to me. So how do you remedy that injustice?

Sticking that dragon onto the Union Jack seems both graphically, thematically, messed up. Three crosses and an animal figure? How does THAT work? But since Wales also has a history of using a gold, or yellow, cross, as a national symbol I would think that it would be pretty simple to stick that onto the Union Jack somehow...slap a yellow cross in with the three other crosses.

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02 Mar 2023, 7:09 am

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There’s nothing more Welsh than St. David’s Day.....

Ydych chi'n siarad Cymraeg?

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02 Mar 2023, 7:26 am

Fnord wrote:

Yes, ferrets are some of the nicest, yet most mis-understood creatures of the world.

Not true.
SKUNKS are the most misunderstood creatures in the world.

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02 Mar 2023, 11:03 am

DeepHour wrote:

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There’s nothing more Welsh than St. David’s Day.....

Ydych chi'n siarad Cymraeg?

I have a very basic grasp akin to a primary school kid which is when I stopped being taught it.

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02 Mar 2023, 11:05 am

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Fun fact: there are only two countries in the world that have pictures of dragons on their flags. One is Wales. What is the other?

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Nice bit of quiz trivia , thanks.

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02 Mar 2023, 11:05 am

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My daffodils are blooming and that’s a nice ferret.

Blooming marvellous, I agree , it's a nice looking ferret.

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02 Mar 2023, 11:07 am

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Yes, ferrets are some of the nicest, yet most mis-understood creatures of the world.

And their smell can be quite overpowering, not quite to skunks standard though.

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02 Mar 2023, 11:10 am

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My daffodils are blooming and that’s a nice ferret.

Blooming marvellous, I agree , it's a nice looking ferret.

I wish I had one.There is a rat under the house gnawing.Also that cute little face on the ferret.
I watched a YouTube where people were hunting with ferrets and lurchers and it was amazing how they worked together.

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02 Mar 2023, 11:17 am

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My daffodils are blooming and that’s a nice ferret.

Blooming marvellous, I agree , it's a nice looking ferret.

I toyed with the idea of getting a ferret but the smell put me off (plus I have enough animals). A family member has working ferrets they use for hunting.

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02 Mar 2023, 11:27 am

/\I also have too many animals and I don’t think my dogs would adapt to a ferret.
They don’t care about the iguana ,she’s been here a long time and they are used to her.
Geese and hens also.

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