Different national days of four nations in UK

It's universally known that Britain is made up of England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. However, the four nations don't have an uniform national day instand they celebrate their own Saint's days respectively.


Firstly, I'd like to say something about Saint David's day in Wales because I'm living in Wales now. It falls on March 1st to commemorate the death of St David. Legend of the sixth century when the Saxon invaded Wales, St David taught the Welsh to leek in the hats in order to distinguish friend and foe and then united to defeat the invaders. Welsh revered David as their national patron saint. On that day societies all over Wales celebrate with special meetings and events. For example, in St David's Hall, there will be a concert featuring a 1000-member male voice choir, specially formed for the occasion.














Male voice choir

Secondly, St George's day is celebrated on April 23rd which is the national day of England. St George was a brave Roman soldier who protested against the Romans' torture of Christians and died for his beliefs. On that day, people usually wear a red rose for England in your jacket lapel. As the national flower of England, the rose is a symbol of patriotic pride, read the “Legend of St George and the Dragon”, fly the flag of St. George, eat fish and chips which are England's favourite take away meal.

St George's day


When it comes to Scotland, St Andrew's day is the official national day celebrating on 30 November, which marks the opening of Christmas Markets. Around midnight on Nov. 29, the day before St Andrew's Day, it was traditional for girls to pray to St. Andrew for a husband. They would make a wish and look for a sign that they had been heard.



Scotland














Then, the national day of Ireland is St Parick's day. It is a holy day of obligation for Roman Catholics in Ireland, and generally celebrated on 17th of March. Green ribbons and shamrocks were worn in celebration of St Patrick's Day as early as the 17th century,and the wearing and display of shamrocks and shamrock-inspired designs have become a ubiquitous feature of the day.













St Patrick's day