St Piran’s Tide occurs surrounding the date March 5th, St Piran’s Day, increasingly adopted as Cornwall’s National Day. Legend has St Piran figured as a person who enjoyed what pleasures life had to offer, especially a drop of the hard stuff. Cornish miners of old were sometimes called Perraners because of their association with the saint and also reputation of fondness of strong liquor. So much so that the day after the public holiday acquired the name ‘Mazy Day’ because people were totally unfit for work! In fact the Golowan festival in Penzance continues the name of 'Mazy Day' to the present day. St Piran’s Tide has evolved around St Piran’s Day to provide a week long event of festivities taking place throughout Cornwall. A highlight of the week are colourful processions with music and dance though Bodmin and Truro on St Piran’s Day itself, and also a re-enactment of St Piran’s arrival in Cornwall on Perran Sands, Perranporth, on the Sunday closest to the 5th of March. More information about St Piran and St Piran's Tide events can be found on the An Daras St Piran’s Day pages.
