It later became Latinized as Walia, then by the Normans to something like Wal~es....then Wales. Wales (Cymru in Welsh) is a mountainous country on the western side of Great Britain. Wales is bordered by England to the east, the Bristol Channel to the south, St George's Channel in the west, and the Irish Sea to the north.

What is Wales' National Dress? On St David's Day, some children in Wales dress in their national costume, which consists of a tall black hat, white frilled cap and long dress. The national flag of Wales, depicting a fiery red dragon (Y Ddraig Goch) against a green and white background, is also flown. What is the Naional Flag of Wales? Flag of Wales

Money Quiz . The British currency is the pound sterling.The sign for the pound is. GBP = Great British Pound . We do not use the Euro.

Wales (22 counties) Anglesey Blaenau Gwent Bridgend Cardiff Caerphilly Carmarthenshire Cerdigion Conwy ...

Wales - The capital is Cardiff. Great Britain is divided into small regions called counties . The term Great Britain was first used during the reign of King James I of England (James VI of Scotland) in 1603, to refer to the separate kingdoms of England and Scotland. on the same landmass, that were ruled over by the same monarch.

With many thanks to The Cathedral School, Llandaff in Wales for providing the information on Christmas in Wales on this page: An Apple. A Calennig is an apple with three twig legs stuck with dried fruit, cloves and a spray of evergreens stuck into the top. It is a traditional Welsh decoration to give friends and families on New Years day to ...

For any academic year, example: A child who is 6 between September and February would be in Y1 in England, P2 in Scotland.

Great Britain is made up from England, Scotland and Wales. Great Britain is very often, but incorrectly, used as a synonym for the sovereign state properly known as the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

Britain is the official name given to the kingdom of England and the principality of Wales. The name was made popular by the Romans when they came to the British islands. Britain is made up of: England - The capital is London. Wales - The capital is Cardiff. Great Britain is divided into small regions called counties.

There are many explanations of how the leek came to be adopted as the national emblem of Wales. One is that St David advised the Welsh, on the eve of battle with the Saxons, to wear leeks in their caps to distinguish friend from foe. As Shakespeare records in Henry V, the Welsh archers wore leeks at the battle of Agincourt in 1415.