Thousands of people celebrated St. David’s Day Cardiff on Tuesday, participating or cheering for the annual parade that passed through the city centre.
The parade began from outside the City Hall, through the city centre and ended at the Hayes, right outside the St. David’s Hall. The parade comprised not only people of Welsh heritage but also school children, bands, dancing troupes and even international participants like an group of Nepalis in Wales.
People wore costumes and carried either the Welsh flag or a flag bearing St. David’s cross. Mike Peterson, who led the parade as St. David explained the essence of the festival saying: “He was a man who realized how important it was to be in tune with nature and not to exploit the world. There’s plenty for everybody if we’re not greedy and then we’ll all be happy. Well, it s a joyous occasion isn’t it?”
“His dying words were be joyful, keep the faith; do the little things that you’ve heard and seen with me.”
Once the parade came to an end, a traditional Welsh song and dance show continued to entertain the crowd at the Hayes with performers from all over Wales. The city centre buzzed with the spirit of the festival as special stalls were set up for the day selling Welsh specialties and vendors walked around selling balloons and souvenirs, such as daffodil headdresses and brooches and flags.
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