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Saint David's Day: the national holiday of Wales

What is the history of the patron saint of Wales? St. David's Day, known as Saint David's Day in English or Dydd Gwyl Dewi in Welsh, has been the national holiday of Wales since the 18th century. It commemorates the date of the death of Saint David, the patron saint of Wales, who is said to have li ...

28
Feb
2023

Anglesey: 5 good reasons to visit this island in Wales

1- To enjoy the tranquility of a wild island Lost in the very northwest of Wales, the island of Anglesey looks like the end of the world. Yet this wild land made news when Prince William was stationed at the Royal Air Force base on this Welsh island. It was there that Prince William experienced ...

09
Sep
2022

The Rugby World Cup in 5 questions

then, this competition has always had official organizers in countries where rugby union is a popular sport: • England (1991) • South Africa (1995) • Wales (1999) • Australia (2003) • France (2007) • New Zealand (2011) • England (2015) In 2019, Japan became the first Asian country to ...

01
Sep
2011

The death of Lady Di: a global media event

and news channels were in their infancy. On the morning of August 31, 1997, around 6:00 am, the French learned from TV and radio that the Princess of Wales had died at the age of 36 in a car accident in Paris under the Alma bridge. This unthinkable disappearance causes a media blast across the gl ...

31
Aug
2022

Welsh raisin cakes: a traditional Welsh recipe

Ingredients Here are the ingredients needed to make Welsh Raisin Cakes for 4 people: 250 g flour half a packet of baking powder 65 g of sugar 2 large handfuls of raisins 115 g soft butter at room temperature 2 small eggs a little neutral oil for cooking sugar or powdered sugar for decorat ...

08
Mar
2023

Why not Evans: 3 good reasons to watch this TV series.

the great American comedies of the 1930s. It all begins when Bobby finds a dying man at the foot of the cliffs of Marchbolt, a small coastal town in Wales. In his final breath, the stranger whispers to him, "Why didn't they ask Evans?" To discover the meaning behind these strange words, Bobby and ...

28
July
2023