Editing Saint Piran (section)

===St Piran's Day===
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[[File:St Piran's Cross - geograph.org.uk - 63222.jpg|thumb|left|St Piran's Cross in the dunes at Perranzabuloe]]
St Piran's Day on 5 March is popular in Cornwall and the term 'Perrantide' has been coined to describe the week prior to this day. Many Cornish-themed events occur in the Duchy and also in areas in which there is a large community descended from Cornish emigrants. The village of [[Perranporth]] ('Porthpyran' in [[Cornish language|Cornish]]) hosts the annual [[Pan-Celticism|inter-Celtic]] festival of {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20040612123804/http://www.an-daras.com/lp/lp_intro.htm 'Lowender Peran']}}, which is also named in honour of him.

One St Piran's Day event is the march across [[Penhale Sands|the dunes]] to St Piran's cross which hundreds of people attend, generally dressed in black, white and gold, and carrying the [[Saint Piran's Flag|Cornish Flag]]. A play of the Life of St Piran, in Cornish, has been enacted since 2000 at the event. Daffodils are also carried and placed at the cross. Daffodils also feature in celebrations in [[Truro]], most likely due to their 'gold' colour. Black, white and gold are colours associated with Cornwall due to St Piran's Flag (black and white), and the [[Duchy of Cornwall|Duchy]] Shield (gold coins on black).

In 2006 Cornish MP [[Dan Rogerson]] asked the government to make 5 March a public holiday in Cornwall to recognise celebrations for St Piran's Day.<ref>''[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/cornwall/4766464.stm  St Piran's holiday].'' BBC News. 2 March 2006, 12:19 GMT. Retrieved: 15 September 2015.</ref>
In 2010, a short movie about St. Piran was made and premiered at the Heartland Film Festival.