Rejected petition Make St David's Day a Welsh Bank Holiday like Scotland does for St Andrew.

For the last 15 years, Scotland has enjoyed marking their Patron Saints day (St Andrew) by having a bank holiday. This was done in 2006 by the Scottish Parliament. I propose that we do the same and marking our Patron Saints day (St David) as a bank holiday. I understand that the nations of the UK do things differently but the least the Welsh Government can do is be proud of our Welsh heritage.

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Date submitted 15 March 2021
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