The Welsh are entitled to feel a little self-satisfied on the 1st of March. For one thing, St David was born and bred in the land that would, eventually, become Wales. Unlike England’s national saint, who was Greek, or Ireland’s, who was Welsh, St David is a home-grown saint. The day also has an innocent air. Local and national Welsh papers are crammed with photographs of children bedecked in various forms of national costume. It lacks the commercial and hedonistic feel of St Patrick’s Day. And unlike the English, the Welsh don’t have to worry about their saint being appropriated by right-wing groups. In sum, St David is Welsh, child-friendly, sober and does not have anything to do with the National Front.