Welsk Folk Tales for Saint David's Day

Today is the first of March and, as my long time readers know, it is thus the Feast of Saint David, also the patron saint of Wales. So first: hello to any Welsh reader and happy Saint David's Day! If you want to find a way to celebrate, I suggest that you read some Welsh tales and my recommendation would be, well, the book Welsh Folk Tales. I blogged about it before. I finally read it last year and found it thoroughly enjoyable. It is dense with many stories, some funny, some dark, and all give you a glimpse of Welsh psyche.

Time for Welsh tales

Today is the first of March and, if you know anything about it, you will know as well that this is the Feast of Saint David, also the patron saint of Wales. Thus, we are today the National day of Wales. I like Wales, albeit my last trip to Cardiff disappointed me. Be that as it may, because I have a special history with Wales and Saint David's Day (read about it here), I will celebrate the day somehow, mainly by reading a few stories of Welsh Folk Tales, which I have been enjoying quite a lot so far. If nothing else, I at least got a good book from our family time in Cardiff.

Welsh Folk Tales to read

I often think there is not enough time in a year to read all the books you want to read. This is my experience anyway. Back in November,I got off the piles of books stacked here, there and everywhere in my house (something my wife is not too happy about) Welsh Folk Tales, which I bought during our holidays in Cardiff. The plan was to read it then, as I think reading tales and old legends fits the time of year. I haven't come round to it. So I will start this week and add the book to the ones I am already reading (because yes, I do that). I think the cold days and nights ahead call for a bit of Welsh folklore.