Dydd Gŵyl Dewi 2022
St David’s Day 2022

Random actsof Welshness.
#PethauBychain#RandomActsofWelshness

Dydd Gŵyl Dewi 2022
St David’s Day 2022

St David’s Day—
The day we celebrate ourpatron saint and all things Welsh.
The day we remember
his famous guiding words:
gwnewch y pethau bychain —do the little things.

What better way to celebrate this day
than to bring those words to life with an
outpouring of hwyl and kindness. Just as
Dewi would have wanted…

Introducing…
Random acts of Welshness

A social media celebrationof Wales that surprises
and inspires – at home
and around the world.

An invitation to join with us and celebrate
our national day by doing your own little
act of Welshness, and sharing it on socialmedia.

— It’s a little thing that’s easy to do— It celebrates our people or traditions— And, above all else, it makes someone’sday, or the world, just that little bit better

What makes an act of Welshness?
It showcases Wales as a nation full of hwyl.
A warm, friendly country that cares, that
does good things - for each other, for ourcommunities and for our world.

We’ll be showcasing dozens of these actsin the run up to 01 March to inspire people.

Some random acts toget you inspired…

Fly the Draig Goch
Other countries have to make do withstripes, but we’ve got a dragon on our flag!
And when you’ve got something that cool,
you wave it with pride, wherever you are.
“Cheers drive”
On a bus, taxi, train, flight, tuktuk, boat…
don’t forget to say ‘cheers drive’ or ‘diolch’.
Dress up
Don your traditional Welsh hat and wear itwith style.
Wear a leekYes, our national vegetable is also a cool
fashion accessory. Pin it to your hat orjumper. For Extra Welshness – eat yourleek at the end of the day!

Dawnsio
Dance, the Welsh way. Wooden clogs andcandles optional.
Canu
Sing out loud. It’s good for the soul. How
about belting out a line of the anthem inan unusual location?
Give a cwtsh
Like a cuddle, but so much better. A cwtsh
is a safe place — warm, caring, reassuring.

Say it with flowers
Daffodils ideally. It’s our national flower
and we love giving them to people on ournational day.
Dydd Gŵyl Dewi Hapus!
This is an easy one – wish someone a
happy St David’s Day.
Welsh cakes
It doesn’t matter whether you call thempicau ar y maen, pice bach, cacennau
cri or teisennau gradell, they’re still lush.
Make some and share some.

Give someone a spoon
No, seriously, this is the ultimate sign ofcariad (love) in Wales. We’ve been carefully Eat and drink
carving our love spoons for centuries —Enjoy a gwledd (feast) of some amazing
each one with a unique message.
Welsh food and drink. From world-famouslamb to the most special cheese on toast
you’ll ever try.

Buy David or Dewi a pint*
After all, it is their day.
* Dafydd or Dai also counts, as does
Non (in celebration of St David’s
remarkable mam).
Play a Welsh gameGet together with five friends, a table
and a coin. Tippit is a centuries old Welsh
pub game. Americans may know it as Up
Jenkins – a surname that’s very popularin Wales.
Plant a forest
One tiny tree at a time. That’s what we’re
doing in Wales and around the world.

Get involved

Help us turn the world
Welsh this St David’s Day
with an inspiring 24 hoursof Welsh positivity.

Wherever you are in the world, join us andcelebrate our national day.*From 23 February

On 01 March

1. Get ready
Choose your random act. Film or
photograph it ready for the big day.
If you’ve got an amazing act planned, drop
us an email – lowri.jones37@gov.wales.

4. Get posting
Post your random act on 01 Marchusing #RandomActsOfWelshness and#PethauBychain. And tag @walesdotcom
and @croesocymru throughout the day.
If you’re feeling particularly Welsh, youdon’t need to limit yourself to one act!

2. Spread the word
Share this with friends, colleagues, partnerorganisations and ask them to get involved.
3. Share on social
Keep an eye out for our campaign content
on @walesdotcom and @croesocymru
across social — and give us a retweet,
like and share.

* No previous knowledge of Welshness
is required!

Dydd Gŵyl Dewi 2022
St David’s Day 2022

Diolch.
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