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October 29, 2025 1 min read

Special Days in the Calendar for Wales

Wales is a distinctive part of the UK, a country with its own character, culture and way of life – thousands of years in the making, and continually evolving. The history of Wales contains many important or special days or festivals that are still celebrated in modern times and are separate from those in England and Scotland. Whilst not trying to be a comprehensive list, here are a number of important days to all Welsh people, here in Wales and around the world...

 

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Celebration days include;

  • a part of Wales that celebrates New Years Day on 13th January.
  • West Wales heroine saves the country from French invasion.
  • appreciate a dragon day.
  • Welsh Rarebit day.
  • St Dwynwen's day - Wales' own Valentines day.
  • Owain Glyndŵr's day - the last Welsh Prince of Wales.
  • National Laverbread day.
  • St David's day - Patron Saint of Wales
  • Rebecca Riots - men dressed up as women and rioting!

and there are many more -

Special Days in Wales
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