[SOC] Ist March - St. David's Day

Ian C. Purdie [email protected]
Mon, 01 Mar 2004 10:40:21 +1100


Derek Wills wrote:

> > But who was St. David, & why is he so important to the Welsh?
> >>And just how is St. David's Day celebrated in Wales today?
> >
> > http://www.stdavidsga-cymru.org/stdavidday.html
>
>        (from the referenced URL):
>
>        >>When all were assembled, the headmaster led the singing of a
>        >>few traditional tunes; several of the older boys would prefer
>        >>other forms of expression until quelled by the disapproving
>        >>eye of one of the teachers.
>
>        Perhaps I shouldn't ask this, but what were these "other
>        forms of expression"??

I don't know but I imagine he was probably referencing the usual unruly school
boy behaviour. Was always preferable to anything else in Australian schools.


Ian C. Purdie
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