Saint David's Day
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Saint David's Day is the annual Welsh cultural and religious celebration held on 1 March in honor of Saint David, the patron saint of Wales.
All labels observed (8)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Saint David's Day canonical | 6 |
| St David's Day | 4 |
| Dydd Gŵyl Dewi | 1 |
| Dydd Gŵyl Dewi Sant | 1 |
| Saint David’s Day | 1 |
| St David's Day celebrations | 1 |
| St David’s Day | 1 |
| St. David’s Day | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T490820 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Saint David's Day Context triple: [Wales, nationalDay, Saint David's Day]
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A.
St George's Day
St George's Day is a Christian feast day and national celebration in several countries, notably England, honoring St George as their patron saint.
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B.
Tynwald Day
Tynwald Day is the Isle of Man’s national day and annual open-air sitting of its parliament, marked by traditional ceremonies, proclamations, and public celebrations.
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C.
St. Patrick's Day
St. Patrick's Day is an Irish cultural and religious holiday celebrated on March 17, widely known for parades, wearing green, and festivities honoring Ireland and its patron saint.
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D.
King's Day
King's Day is a nationwide Dutch holiday celebrated each April with street festivals, orange-themed festivities, and open-air markets honoring the birthday of the reigning monarch.
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E.
Garter Day
Garter Day is the annual ceremonial celebration of the Order of the Garter, held at Windsor Castle and marked by a procession of knights and members of the British royal family.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Saint David's Day Target entity description: Saint David's Day is the annual Welsh cultural and religious celebration held on 1 March in honor of Saint David, the patron saint of Wales.
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A.
St George's Day
St George's Day is a Christian feast day and national celebration in several countries, notably England, honoring St George as their patron saint.
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B.
Tynwald Day
Tynwald Day is the Isle of Man’s national day and annual open-air sitting of its parliament, marked by traditional ceremonies, proclamations, and public celebrations.
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C.
St. Patrick's Day
St. Patrick's Day is an Irish cultural and religious holiday celebrated on March 17, widely known for parades, wearing green, and festivities honoring Ireland and its patron saint.
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D.
King's Day
King's Day is a nationwide Dutch holiday celebrated each April with street festivals, orange-themed festivities, and open-air markets honoring the birthday of the reigning monarch.
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E.
Garter Day
Garter Day is the annual ceremonial celebration of the Order of the Garter, held at Windsor Castle and marked by a procession of knights and members of the British royal family.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cultural observance
ⓘ
national day ⓘ religious observance ⓘ |
| advocacy | campaigns for full public holiday status in Wales ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Dydd Gŵyl Dewi
ⓘ
linked to:
Saint David's Day
Dydd Gŵyl Dewi Sant ⓘ
linked to:
Saint David's Day
|
| associatedWith |
Welsh language
ⓘ
Welsh national identity ⓘ patron saints' days in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| commemorates | death of Saint David ⓘ |
| country | Wales ⓘ |
| dateObserved | 1 March ⓘ |
| flagFlown |
Flag of Saint David
ⓘ
Flag of Wales ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| hasLocation |
Cardiff
ⓘ
St Davids, Pembrokeshire ⓘ
linked to:
St Davids
|
| hasMajorParadeIn |
Cardiff
ⓘ
Colwyn Bay ⓘ St Davids, Pembrokeshire ⓘ
linked to:
St Davids
Swansea ⓘ |
| hasOfficialStatus | national day of Wales ⓘ |
| honours | Saint David ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Saint David ⓘ |
| observedBy |
Welsh churches
ⓘ
Welsh diaspora ⓘ
linked to:
Welsh people
people of Wales ⓘ |
| partOf | Welsh cultural heritage ⓘ |
| patronSaint | Saint David ⓘ |
| patronSaintOf | Wales ⓘ |
| publicHolidayStatusInWales | not a full public holiday (as of early 21st century) ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Saint Andrew's Day
ⓘ
Saint George's Day ⓘ
linked to:
St George's Day
Saint Patrick's Day ⓘ
linked to:
St. Patrick's Day
|
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| season | late winter ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Middle Ages (origin of cult of Saint David) ⓘ |
| tradition | Welsh culture ⓘ |
| typicalActivity |
Eisteddfodau and cultural festivals
ⓘ
attending church services ⓘ parades ⓘ singing Welsh hymns and songs ⓘ wearing national symbols of Wales ⓘ |
| typicalFood |
Welsh cakes
ⓘ
bara brith ⓘ cawl ⓘ |
| typicalSymbol |
Welsh flag
ⓘ
daffodil ⓘ leek ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Saint David's Day Description of subject: Saint David's Day is the annual Welsh cultural and religious celebration held on 1 March in honor of Saint David, the patron saint of Wales.
Referenced by (16)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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