https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/happy-st-david%e2%80%99s-day Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Fri, 24 Apr 2026 04:29:54 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/happy-st-david%e2%80%99s-day#post-1895825 Fri, 02 Mar 2018 22:15:40 +0000 Cardiff girl 1895825@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Greyscale-wow I’m impressed that you do Irish dancing,it always looks incredibly difficult and energetic so hats of to you.<br /> Style Fan-how lovely that Canada remembers the fallen.<br /> Ms Maven-and there was I thinking the sun always shone in CA,still you’re doing better than me on the daffodil front ,at the moment we have 8”of snow so can’t see the daffs! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/happy-st-david%e2%80%99s-day#post-1895806 Fri, 02 Mar 2018 20:56:01 +0000 MsMaven 1895806@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Great thread! I didn't know about St. David's Day and the daffodils. I just ran out to my back yard to check on my patch of daffodils--it's cold, rainy, and windy today in San Jose, CA. I found one little bud about to open--the rest will need a few more days.</p> <p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/happy-st-david%e2%80%99s-day#post-1895782 Fri, 02 Mar 2018 18:49:34 +0000 Style Fan 1895782@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>What a lovely tradition.&nbsp; I have some vague memory of my parents mentioning daffodils and St. David's Day.&nbsp; They were from England but knew about these things.&nbsp; In Canada wearing a poppy on Remembrance Day is very common. &nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/happy-st-david%e2%80%99s-day#post-1895779 Fri, 02 Mar 2018 18:33:16 +0000 Greyscale 1895779@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm an Irish dancer and I have to say the modern outfits aren't particularly traditional dress! More like rhinestone covered pageant dresses, heh. But on St Patrick's day I do wear a bit of green. My old dance group had traditional Irish costumes for some performances, too. </p> <p>My neighborhood in San Francisco is mostly Mexican heritage and there are a few festivals where people wear traditional dress and especially indigenous Mexican folk costumes. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/happy-st-david%e2%80%99s-day#post-1895725 Fri, 02 Mar 2018 15:56:47 +0000 Cardiff girl 1895725@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>SarahD8-yes I love my summer house,recent addition 25yr wedding anniversary present.I find it really touching that you wear a poppy on Nov11th.<br /> Linda-well done you ,<br /> I m sure that your grandfather would be very proud to know that you still commorate him and his homeland.<br /> Shevia-I hope that you had a really good day yesterday.I ve recently (last 2years)gained a Jewish friend and last year just before Xmas we were at her house for a Xmas party and as it coincided with Hanukkah ,prayers were said in Hebrew and although I didn’t understand what was being said I have to say that I found it very moving.I m so glad that you keep up the traditions of your heritage.<br /> Runcarla-How lovely your Magnolia looks and what a lovely thing to do for your anniversary.I m so glad that you had a nice week in Cardiff ,if the weathers right spring can be a lovely time of year here. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/happy-st-david%e2%80%99s-day#post-1895591 Fri, 02 Mar 2018 04:22:52 +0000 Carla 1895591@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Happy St. David's Day! Most North American holidays get commemorated in some way by our family, but Easter and Christmas have a German flavour (my side) with a dose of Scots (DH's side.). I'm a fan of Canada Day, and wear red and white on that day. I also very much enjoy the Canadian Thanksgiving celebrated in October. </p> <p>You have a lovely garden!</p> <p>DH and I spent a charmed week in Cardiff the end of April 2010. (The year the Iceland volcano erupted - we were abroad!) The magnolia trees were in bloom and just incredible. We took rolls of pictures. When we moved from northern Ontario to Port Hope we discovered they do very well here. Last year to commemorate our 35th anniversary, we planted a Yellow Bird magnolia in front of our dining nook window. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/happy-st-david%e2%80%99s-day#post-1895584 Fri, 02 Mar 2018 03:40:27 +0000 Jaime 1895584@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Happy St David's Day! Just yesterday was Purim, a Jewish holiday where everyone dresses in costume, trades presents and attends festive meals. DH made homemade pizza and it was delicious! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/happy-st-david%e2%80%99s-day#post-1895575 Fri, 02 Mar 2018 02:24:10 +0000 Linda 1895575@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Happ St David’s Day to you! My great grandfather was Welsh and I remember him wearing a leek on St David’s Day! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/happy-st-david%e2%80%99s-day#post-1895566 Fri, 02 Mar 2018 01:41:29 +0000 SarahD8 1895566@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>What a fun post! Happy St. David's Day! Your garden is gorgeous (I'm smitten by that gazebo in the distance).</p> <p>Re: other holidays that involve special dress, in Seattle there is a strong history of Scandinavian immigration and one neighborhood holds a Norwegian Constitution Day parade (Syttende Mai) where a lot of people wear traditional dress.</p> <p>I like to wear a poppy of some sort on Nov 11, it is not really a tradition here in the US like it is in the UK but in addition to wanting to honor the sacrifices of service members I am sort of fascinated by the ecology of poppies &amp; their role in literature/WWI poetry. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/happy-st-david%e2%80%99s-day#post-1895523 Thu, 01 Mar 2018 23:04:53 +0000 Cardiff girl 1895523@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Torontogirl-you are beyond cute in that hat!It s a shame about the dancing I love seeing the little kids do Irish dancing.<br /> Jane ,thank you.It s still snowing here so the dafffs are no longer visible!<br /> Rachylou, we used to get the bumps on our birthdays at school.<br /> Gigi,thank you I think it’s fairly traditional to partake of a Guinness or two on st Patrick’s day.<br /> La Pedestrienne,thank you the garden is rapidly disappearing under the snow at the moment!<br /> juecav,it’s amazing how local the snow can be isn’t it.My in laws are still in the Gower and didn’t have any snow at all when we last spoke to them late morning whereas Cardiff already had a few centimetres by then and it’s still snowing hard now. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/happy-st-david%e2%80%99s-day#post-1895481 Thu, 01 Mar 2018 20:35:54 +0000 juecav 1895481@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Happy St Davids day!&nbsp; My ex's family came from the Gower Peninsula.</p> <p>I think where I live has totally missed the beast from the east weather (Liverpool).&nbsp; Hardly any flakes have landed here.&nbsp; Enjoy the rest of your snow.</p> <p></p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/happy-st-david%e2%80%99s-day#post-1895469 Thu, 01 Mar 2018 20:04:19 +0000 LaPed 1895469@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Lovely garden, even in the snow! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/happy-st-david%e2%80%99s-day#post-1895468 Thu, 01 Mar 2018 20:01:44 +0000 Gigi 1895468@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Happy St. David's Day!</p> <p>The responses to this thread have been extremely interesting. I love to hear what is going on all over the world!</p> <p>Besides the usual Christian holidays, St. Patrick's Day is quite well celebrated on March 17 here in the US. A lot of people wear green, and some use the day as an excuse to get drunk, unfortunately. I usually wear my light green blazer on St. Paddy's Day because I don't have anything else green. (I'm of Irish descent.) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/happy-st-david%e2%80%99s-day#post-1895456 Thu, 01 Mar 2018 19:41:57 +0000 rachylou 1895456@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ohmigosh. I got pinched in kindergarten even tho I had some green on! I was very upset! Lol!</p> <p>And let’s not talk about being spanked on your birthday, one for every year! School is rotten! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/happy-st-david%e2%80%99s-day#post-1895441 Thu, 01 Mar 2018 19:16:50 +0000 Jane 1895441@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Happy St David’s Day! Your garden looks very pretty! Good to see the daffodils are on their way. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/happy-st-david%e2%80%99s-day#post-1895430 Thu, 01 Mar 2018 18:49:43 +0000 Helena 1895430@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Nooooooooooooooooo!!!! Those things are long gone lol. Looked about like the attached photo though *face palm* ... maybe was cute when I was little, who knows? I've blocked it out apparently :D</p> <p>My kids won't even take Irish dancing or listen to music *sigh* ... sadly the Irish connection is being lost with the next generation! They are 100% Canadian, with a side of Australian, thanks to their dad. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/happy-st-david%e2%80%99s-day#post-1895428 Thu, 01 Mar 2018 18:35:12 +0000 Cardiff girl 1895428@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Angie -thank you ,you are so international I m sure you could wrangle a celebration everyday!<br /> Torontogirl-wow Aran style tams,that’s hardcore.Dont suppose you ve still got one to show us? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/happy-st-david%e2%80%99s-day#post-1895354 Thu, 01 Mar 2018 15:03:04 +0000 Helena 1895354@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Happy St. David's Day!</p> <p>Growing up, my proud Irish mom always had us wear green, white and gold ribbon pin thingys (sort of like a round ribbon brooch), if that makes sense) - she would never let us wear green, because that's how North Americans celebrate, not Irish people (don't even get her started on saying "top of the morning" or drinking green beer!) She did have us wear Aran-style tams also one year, to church on the closest Sunday, which I did not like because they were NOT cool. But in retrospect, it made us feel very special and very proud! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/happy-st-david%e2%80%99s-day#post-1895345 Thu, 01 Mar 2018 14:54:09 +0000 Angie 1895345@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Happy St. David's Day, <b>Cardiff girl.</b>&nbsp;Your turn for snow.&nbsp;I hope you wrapped up and had a festive time nonetheless. Your garden looks lovely.&nbsp;</p> <p>I love Chinese New Year, since I grew up in HK. And Sinterklaas is big in the Netherlands on 5 Dec. Since I've also lived in Cape Town, the end of year Summer is weird and wonderful. Very celebratory.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/happy-st-david%e2%80%99s-day#post-1895340 Thu, 01 Mar 2018 14:39:16 +0000 Cardiff girl 1895340@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thank you Aurore,the dirndl looks really beautiful,perhaps one day you will show us yours.<br /> Katerina-thank you for your complements about the garden,I think that the snow is covering a multitude of sins !The flower crown sounds like a wonderful tradition and a lovely way to celebrate mid summer. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/happy-st-david%e2%80%99s-day#post-1895299 Thu, 01 Mar 2018 12:53:43 +0000 Katerina 1895299@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Happy St David’s day, Cardiff girl!</p> <p>The snowy garden looks lovely, anyway. So quiet and romantic. You have a beautiful garden.</p> <p>I can think of Midsummer Eve, it is a tradition here in Sweden to wear a dress and a flower crown made of wild flowers. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/happy-st-david%e2%80%99s-day#post-1895296 Thu, 01 Mar 2018 12:31:42 +0000 Aurore 1895296@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Happy St David Day! Your garden looks pretty - and the daffodils&nbsp;peeking out of snow in my garden&nbsp;wave to yours!</p> <p>In Alsace,&nbsp;the part of France where I come from,&nbsp;some women and girls do&nbsp;wear the traditional costume (1st photo) for wine fairs and WW1-2 commemorations. <br />I also used to spend a lot of time in the&nbsp;German and Austrian alps, where wearing the traditional&nbsp;<i>dirndl </i>(2nd photo) is very common, especially for Oktoberfest and other traditional fairs.<br />Fun thing is, I own a (modern)&nbsp;<i>dirndl </i>but no traditional Alsatian costume&nbsp; as they are rare and rather&nbsp;expensive. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/happy-st-david%e2%80%99s-day#post-1895294 Thu, 01 Mar 2018 12:10:54 +0000 Cardiff girl 1895294@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>L’Abeille-I think the red thing is fairly recent and linked to the rugby team which wears red.I also think your uni friend was trying to get you to wear something smelly!she s not wrong but a daffodil is nicer.<br /> Summer-thank you ,we are not used to weather like this in soggy mild Wales so it’s all very exciting.My daughters school is cancelled until Monday so she is joyous!<br /> rachylou-I ve got an Irish friend who always asked us to wear green on St Patricks day,she never pinched us if we didn’t though.<br /> Kkards-yes you really know spring s arrived when you have to start shovelling snow don’t you.<br /> Adriana-that’s really interesting about the orange,I didn’t know that so thank you for sharing. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/happy-st-david%e2%80%99s-day#post-1895291 Thu, 01 Mar 2018 11:59:33 +0000 Adriana 1895291@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yes. That is wonderful of YLF. You learn new things everyday. Beside religious holidays like Eastern, Pentecost, Ascension day, Christmas, we celebrate Kings Day ( used to be Queens Day), the whole country dressed in orange. Also May 5, Liberation day (ww2), but thats only a (paid) holiday every 5 years. We have discussions to change some of the holidays for other days because of a more diverse population now. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/happy-st-david%e2%80%99s-day#post-1895290 Thu, 01 Mar 2018 11:47:02 +0000 kkards 1895290@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>nothing like a blizzard to help usher in spring LOL....<br />Happy St David's day.... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/happy-st-david%e2%80%99s-day#post-1895286 Thu, 01 Mar 2018 11:35:12 +0000 rachylou 1895286@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hey! My second St David’s greetings! That’s a first! Lol.</p> <p>We just had Valentines and Chinese New Year in the US and next up is St Patrick’s. Not particular to the US but the US celebrates them particularly. Being such a young country and of such an amalgamation of people, I rather feel as if they were self-consciously chosen for celebration en masse. With parades and everything. To acknowledge and share ethnic heritage. Anyways - green for St Paddy’s or you’ll get pinched! ;)</p> <p>Oh right - and St Patrick’s covers not only the Irish but also the French and Italians... basically Catholics, lol. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/happy-st-david%e2%80%99s-day#post-1895283 Thu, 01 Mar 2018 11:21:04 +0000 Summer 1895283@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Happy St David's Day!<br />Your garden looks beautiful in the snow, but that poor daffodil must have wished it hadn't poked its nose out quite so early.<br />Take care and stay warm in the face of Storm Emma. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/happy-st-david%e2%80%99s-day#post-1895280 Thu, 01 Mar 2018 11:14:02 +0000 L'Abeille 1895280@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ooh thanks for reminder! I'm just deciding what to wear today.</p> <p>My best friend in uni was of Welsh background so she told me about the leek (she didn't mention daffodils). She also said to wear something red on St David's Day. Is that not also the custom? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/happy-st-david%e2%80%99s-day#post-1895265 Thu, 01 Mar 2018 10:27:36 +0000 Cardiff girl 1895265@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Today is the national St s day in Wales, dydd dewi sant ,and on St David’s day it is traditional to wear the national flower of Wales ,the daffodil,usually pinned to your lapel.The leek is an alternative but not many people do that as after a few hours you tend to smell ,well,shall we say ,pungent.<br /> Children in primary school go in dressed in national costume but for adults unless you work in a folk museum,sporting a daffodil is the thing .Not everybody does it but it is still quite common to see here today.<br /> The daffodil signifies the return of spring-and this year the first blizzard of the season!<br /> I ve photographed my poor st David’s day daffodil in its pot this morning and as I don’t think I m going out today other than to throw a few snowballs,I think I ll leave it to bloom another day!<br /> Anyway this got me to thinking,do you have any traditional items of dress that are still worn in your part of the world.?I think Christmas and Halloween are fairly universal these days but what about saints days and other celebrations?Do let me know ,I love the international flavour of YLF. </p>