3. Holidays and Festivals in March

National Day

National Days are not celebrated in Britain in the same way as they are in a number of other countries. Only St Patrick’s⁴Day in Northern Ireland （and the republic of Ireland） and St Andrew⁵’s Day in Scotland （from 2007） are taken as an official holiday. All the other national days are normal working days.

1 March—The national day of Wales is St David’s Day. St David is Wales’s patron saint.

17 March—The national day of Northern Ireland is St Patrick’s Day. St Patrick is Ireland’s patron Saint.