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Facts and figures about Wales - projectbritain. com Wales (Cymru in Welsh) is a mountainous country on the western side of Great Britain Wales is bordered by England to the east, the Bristol Channel to the south, St George’s Channel in the west, and the Irish Sea to the north
Saint Davids Day - Wales What is Wales’ National Dress? On St David’s Day, some children in Wales dress in their national costume, which consists of a tall black hat, white frilled cap and long dress The national flag of Wales, depicting a fiery red dragon (Y Ddraig Goch) against a green and white background, is also flown What is the Naional Flag of Wales? Flag
National Emblems of Britain Wales – St David and the Daffodil The national flower of Wales is the daffodil, which is traditionally worn on St David’s Day The vegetable called leek is also considered to be a traditional emblem of Wales There are many explanations of how the leek came to be adopted as the national emblem of Wales
Why doesnt the Welsh dragon appear on the Union Flag? The Welsh dragon does not appear on the flag because when the first Union Flag was created in 1606, Wales was already united with England from the 13th century This meant that Wales a Principality instead of a Kingdom and as such could not be included In 1536, under Henry VIII, the Act of Union joined England and Wales officially
The difference between the United Kingdom (UK) England, Great Britain . . . The name United Kingdom refers to the union of what were once four separate countries: England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland (though most of Ireland is now independent, only Northern Ireland remains part of the UK) The United Kingdom The UK’s full and official name is the " United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland "
Capital Cities of the UK The Capital Cities of the UK Great Britain (or Britain) is the official name given to the the two kingdoms of England and Scotland, and the principality of Wales The United Kingdom consists of Great Britain – the main island made up of England, Scotland and Wales – and Northern Ireland
National Days and National Holidays National Days are not celebrated in Britain in the same way as they are in a number of other countries Only St Patrick’s Day in Northern Ireland (and the republic of Ireland) and St Andrew’s Day in Scotland (from 2007) are taken as an official holiday All the other national days are normal working days National Days in the UK