St. David's Day
In the Greek Orthodox Church people generally celebrate the feast day of the saint for whom they were named rather than their own birthdays. If we followed this practice, today would be my name day. It is the feast day of St. David, the patron of and apostle to the Welsh.
01 March 2004
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