Held every year in March, St Piran’s Day is an annual celebration recognised across Cornwall. Created to commemorate St Piran, one of the many patron saints associated with Cornwall, the annual ...

The Cornish flag represents white tin flowing from the black rock, which St Piran is said to have discovered People have been celebrating St Piran's Day in Cornwall amid a resurgence of interest ...

St Piran is still considered the patron saint of tin miners and the conversion of the raw black ore to the white liquid tin also inspired the colours of Cornwall's national flag, adopted circa 1838.