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Who is Saint David? Many people think that the daffodil is a flower that "for some reason" must be worn on the first of March. The reality is rather different. The story is told that during a battle between the Welsh and the Saxons, it was difficult to tell from the clothes, or from the physiognomies of the fighters, who was friend or foe. The Saxons were counting on this, and they were actually gaining ground. So David, who was a Monk, bent down and plucked the plant that was closest it happened to be a leek. He told his fellow countrymen, the Welsh, to wear a leek in their helmets so tha...
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