St Piran's Day is the national day of Cornwall held on the 5th March every year. It is named after one of the patron saints of Cornwall, Saint Piran, who is also the patron saint of tin miners.
The flag of Cornwall was first described as the standard of Cornwall in 1838.It has since been used by Cornish people as a symbol of identity. The banner of Saint Piran is a vertical white cross on a black background. Saint Piran is supposed to have adopted these two colours from seeing the molten tin spilling out of the black ore in his fire. This happened during his supposed discovery of tin in the 6th century , thus becoming the patron saint of tin miners.
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