It's March 1, which to everyone in Wales can only mean one thing - the annual celebration of St David's Day.
Today much of the country will be embracing their Welsh pride on behalf of our patron saint, as festivities take place all over Wales.
There'll be singing, traditional Welsh foods, lots of daffodils and leeks, as well as people butchering difficult Welsh words that many of us haven't even attempted since school.
To mark the occasion, here at North Wales Live we thought we'd remind our readers of some things which are essentially as Welsh as a daffodil-wearing, hymn-singing red dragon!
So without further ado, and in no particular order, here are 10 things that are associated with Wales and their origins:
The Welsh Flag
Nothing says Welsh quite like the imagery of a dragon!
The mythical creature has held significance in our culture for hundreds of years, though it's believed to date back to Arthurian legend.
The red dragon only became the 'official symbol' of Wales in 1901 though, and since then has featured on our national flag - which rose to prominence after appearing at the investiture of Edward, Prince of Wales, in 1911.
Despite its popularity, the flag wasn't granted official status by Queen Elizabeth II until 1959 - and that itself took some serious lobbying efforts.
Welsh symbolism on our flag goes beyond the red dragon though, as the colour scheme itself is said to represent an important part of our history.
The green and white background is believed to be a nod to the colours of the House of Tudor - the 15th Century royal family who were of Welsh origin.
Although the dragon appears on our flag, the leek is widely recognised as a national system, though often fights for the title against the daffodil.
Leeks however have been associated with Wales for hundreds of years, whilst the daffodil is a relatively new symbol of Welshness.
It's unclear where its place as our emblem began, but the BBC revealed it likely dates back to the centuries before the Romans came to Britain.
At this time, pagans worshipped nature and believed there were magical properties in trees, flowers and plants.
The leek was seen as having the ability to cure colds, keep away evil spirits and reveal the future - with folklore claiming that if a young girl put the vegetable underneath her pillow, she would see the face of her future husband in her dreams.
By the 17th and 18th Centuries it was common practice for the king and members of his court to wear leeks on St David's Day.
The leek as a national symbol hasn't been without controversy though, as in 1911, it played no part in the investiture of the Prince of Wales - all thanks to the only Welshman to serve as Prime Minister, David Lloyd George, who was a firm supporter of the daffodil.
Things soon changed though, leading to its acceptance as our national symbol, when in 1916 a public debate proved that most favoured the leek over the daffodil - though both have been used since.
As the Lloyd George drama illustrates, the daffodil has been a contested front-runner for the national symbol of Wales for some time.
The origins of the flower as our emblem, say Visit Wales, date back to the 19th Century when it was introduced as an "attractive interloper" to replace the leek - though some sources claim it was accidentally used as our symbol because the Welsh word for daffodil translates to St Peter's leek.
The issue over which is our rightful emblem has been discussed throughout our history, though as explained the daffodil has had some high profile supporters - none as passionate as Lloyd George it seems.
The politician was a huge public advocate of the daffodil, reportedly asserting its status as our emblem in numerous newspapers during his career.
And if you thought the flower was just something pretty to stick in a vase, you'd be wrong.
A variety grown in Mid Wales actually produces galanamine, which helps treat Alzheimer's disease.
This compound slows down the disease, and had previously only been extracted from snowdrops in Bulgaria and China - until it was discovered in 2009 in Wales, as revealed by the BBC.
Whilst some claim that the leek is the epitome of Welsh symbolism, the daffodils appearance in early spring neatly coincides with St David's Day - as if it was meant to be.
Invite someone from England to our country, and they'll no doubt comment on the amount of sheep we have.
It's not an unfair observation though, as sheep massively outnumber people here - with over 10 million sheep, and just 3 million people.
This essentially means there are three sheep for every one person - and the only country believed to have a higher ratio is New Zealand.
According to recent stats, our national flock is so big that it makes up almost 33% of the total number of sheep in the UK.
And our connection with sheep even goes into the sporting world - with shearing competitions held here every year.
We even have our own varieties of sheep, such as the interestingly named Badger Face Welsh Mountain breed.
Forget football and everything else, we're a nation which has rugby running through our blood.
It's arguably our national sport, and one we're exceptionally good at.
We've won the Six Nations Championship a staggering 26 times, closely behind the record 28 titles held by England - though with our 12 joint wins, against their 10, we've technically won more!
Although difficult to believe now, Welsh rugby was a latecomer on an international level - compared to the rest of the UK - and was not initially successful.
The first know rugby match ever played in our country took place in Lampeter, Ceredigion, in 1866 - though unofficial matches are believed to have taken place in the town a few years earlier.
It's widely accepted that the sport was introduced to Wales by the Vice Principal of the college in Lampeter, Rev. Professor Rowland Williams.
He's said to have learnt Rugby Football as a student whilst at King's College, Cambridge, and eventually brought it home with him - the rest of sporting history!
Music, Singing and Choirs
Is there anything more angelic than Welsh people singing?
Think of music icons like Charlotte Church, Shirley Bassey and Tom Jones - singing is a significant part of our national identity, and so much so that we've been referred to as "the land of song."
Perhaps our greatest musical weapons are our choirs though, such as Only Men Aloud or award-winning local choir Froncysyllte Male Voice Choir - also known as Côr Meibion Froncysyllte.
The origins of male voice choirs, which are the best known form in Wales, were traced by Gareth Williams in a novel in 2016.
The cultural historian found that male choirs were originally offshoots of the large mixed choirs found in Wales, which had up to 200 members.
Following the split, male choirs emphasised their industrial lives and the struggle, conflict and unity that would help them overcome all odds.
There are so many traditional and icon Welsh foods, but Bara brith is probably the most recognisable.
This yeast bread is either enriched with dried fruit or made with self-raising flour, and has been a staple of Welsh dinner-tables for years.
Traditionally flavoured with tea, dried fruits and mixed spices, it's believed to have been first created by a Welsh chef who experimented by adding such ingredients to bread dough.
The name Bara brith translates to mean 'speckled bread', with the dried fruit referred to as speckles.
Originally this name was only used in North Wales, with the rest of the country calling it a 'cake loaf' - though it has now been adopted throughout.
Although the basic ingredients are bread and dried fruits, many regions and bakers have their own variations, incorporating new elements - as recommended by a previous World Bara Brith Champion.
And of course, this championship competition is held in Wales, in our region's very own Llandudno.
Gavin and Stacey
The most contemporary Welsh association on our list, this hugely successful BBC comedy brought the country to the attention of a whole new generation.
Debuting in May 2007, Gavin and Stacey followed the long-distance relationship of an Englishman and a Welsh woman - and stayed on our screens until 2010.
It won BAFTAs, a National Television Award and peaked at over 10 million viewers.
The series not only made a household name of James Corden, but it also catapulted our own stars to new heights - particularly Ruth Jones and Rob Brydon.
Amongst much of the show's content which is now synonymous with our nation, is the iconic line spoken by Jones' Nessa: "What's occurrin'?"
Gavin and Stacey has long held a beloved place in the zeitgeist of Wales (and the wider UK), and its popularity remains as strong as ever even 10 years on.
Barry Island has become a popular tourist location for TV fans, iconic lines are still recited amongst friends across the UK, and the same old episodes are repeated across the UK every Christmas.
It's like Gavin and Stacey never ended - though heartbreakingly it did!
Our history has left a landscape scattered with Roman ruins, Iron Age hill forts and a variety of stunning castles.
Recent statistics show that there were over 600 castles in Wales (though only around 100 are still standing), and we reportedly have more per square mile than any other country in Europe.
This has led some, like Visit Wales, to question whether we deserve the title of "the castle capital of the world."
The origins of castles in the country varies depending on the location, with the collective Castles and Town Walls of King Edward in Gwynedd being deemed the earliest and finest examples of 13th and 14th century military architecture in Europe.
Originally made by young men as a token of their love, these wooden spoons have been used as sentiment gifts for centuries.
Although now given to friends and family, these gifts were originally given by men to the object of their affections - as an indication that he wished to court her.
According to some, the tradition was derived from the creation of culinary spoons - as it was considered that the giving of a spoon was symbolic of the desire to feed or support the object of one's affections.
The earliest known example in Wales was made in 1667, although the tradition is believed to date back even further into our history.
Love spoons were particularly popular throughout the 17th and 18th centuries, with their popularity dwindling towards the end of the 19th Century.
There has however been a revival over the last few decades, with many making the gift on a commercial basis - rather than it's traditional motivation.