圣帕特里克节
不同於愛爾蘭的圣帕特里克节，聖大衛日並非國定假日，though there is strong support for it 成為威爾斯的銀行假日。In the past, schools have taken a half-day holiday, which continues in some parts of Wales. Saint David's Day is also celebrated in expatriate Welsh communities outside the UK. Cross-party support resulted in the National Assembly for Wales voting unanimously to make Saint David's Day a public holiday in 2000. A poll conducted for Saint David's Day in 2006 found that 87% of people in Wales wanted it to be a bank holiday, with 65% prepared to sacrifice a different bank holiday to achieve this.2007年時英國首相托尼·布莱尔拒絕了一項使聖大衛日成為銀行假日的 petition。