Daisies, Llygaid y dydd ( literally the days eyes) , Oil on canvas, framed in white frame.
Some say it was a Celtic church ritual, when a child dies, God would sprinkle daises over the land to help bring comfort. Some say it is from a pre christian Celtic legend, when a child died, the deities sprinkled daisies around to ease with the pain, then, Christianity crept in, tinging the delicate flowers red signifying Christ’s blood! Since then, daises have been associated with innocence and purity. An old Celtic belief surrounding the flower dictates that the spirits of still born children were reborn as daisies!
According to Eifion Wyn Williams in his article “The ancient folklore of Wales. Part 6. Flora: plants, herbs and flowers”
“In Wales, the Daisy is generally selected by the doubting maiden who is wishful to test the fidelity of her lover. Gathering a daisy, she starts to pluck the petals off, saying with each one, “Does he love me? Much, a little, devotedly, not at all!” And the last petal decides the question.
An old Welsh belief indicated that the daisy was first planted on a baby’s grave by infant angels.“
Pethau Bach 