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Facts and figures about Wales - projectbritain. com Wales (Cymru in Welsh) is a mountainous country on the western side of Great Britain Wales is bordered by England to the east, the Bristol Channel to the south, St George’s Channel in the west, and the Irish Sea to the north
Saint Davids Day - Wales - projectbritain. com What is Wales’ National Dress? On St David’s Day, some children in Wales dress in their national costume, which consists of a tall black hat, white frilled cap and long dress The national flag of Wales, depicting a fiery red dragon (Y Ddraig Goch) against a green and white background, is also flown What is the Naional Flag of Wales? Flag
Why doesnt the Welsh dragon appear on the Union Flag? The Welsh dragon does not appear on the flag because when the first Union Flag was created in 1606, Wales was already united with England from the 13th century This meant that Wales a Principality instead of a Kingdom and as such could not be included In 1536, under Henry VIII, the Act of Union joined England and Wales officially
The difference between the United Kingdom (UK) England, Great Britain . . . The name United Kingdom refers to the union of what were once four separate countries: England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland (though most of Ireland is now independent, only Northern Ireland remains part of the UK) The United Kingdom The UK’s full and official name is the " United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland "
British Life and Culture in the UK - Woodlands Junior School British customs and traditions are famous all over the world Our British Life and Culture website will tell you some of the fascinating facts and information about our beautiful country, in a way that is easy to read and to understand When people think of Britain they often think of people drinking tea, eating fish and chips and wearing bowler hats, but there is more to Britain than just
National Emblems of Britain Wales – St David and the Daffodil The national flower of Wales is the daffodil, which is traditionally worn on St David’s Day The vegetable called leek is also considered to be a traditional emblem of Wales There are many explanations of how the leek came to be adopted as the national emblem of Wales
Christmas Calendar Day 4 - Wales With many thanks to The Cathedral School, Llandaff in Wales for providing the information on Christmas in Wales on this page An Apple A Calennig is an apple with three twig legs stuck with dried fruit, cloves and a spray of evergreens stuck into the top It is a traditional Welsh decoration to give friends and families on New Years day to with them luck during the new year Placing a calennig
Sports Played in Britain There are two different types of rugby – Rugby League, played mainly in the north of England, and Rugby Union, played in the rest of England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland, together with France and Italy, play in an annual tournament called the Six Nations
Victorian Britain Timeline Victoria reigned for more than 60 years, longer than any other British monarch Her reign was a period of significant social, economic and technological change, which saw the expansion of Britain’s industrial power and of the British empire 20 June 1837 – 22 January 1901 Victoria married her cousin, Prince Albert In 1837 most people lived in villages and worked on the land; by 1901, most