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Branwen Jones

Why do we wear daffodils and leeks on St David's Day?

Today is St David's Day, or Dydd Gŵyl Dewi as we say in Welsh. Perhaps many of us will be wearing our favourite Welsh rugby or football shirt, traditional Welsh clothes, something red or even pin a daffodil or leek to our clothes.

For years, both these things have largely been associated with Wales - whether it is St David's Day or not. On a match day at Cardiff city centre, you'll often find Welsh fans adorned in daffodils or leeks in some way or another.

But how have daffodils and leeks become so intrinsically linked to our culture? Here we take a look at their history of the two and how they became symbolic of Wales.

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