St David's Day may be 48 hours away but MPs have never let a mere calendar get in the way of an excuse for a national celebration.

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Stores have been filled for weeks with an array of patriotic paraphernalia, from flag-adorned teapots to aprons to picnic sets, to help hosts set the scene for what is billed as a national celebration.

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The feeling that a national celebration was under way was super-charged within 30 minutes of Ennis's victory, when Team GB's Mo Farah won the men's 10, 000 meters and Greg Rutherford won the long jump.

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The president will speak to donors at a candlelight celebration at the National Building Museum on Sunday night.

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It will feature all the national youth and children's orchestras in a two-day celebration of jazz, brass and choral work.

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Rebildfesten, a Fourth of July celebration, is by far the most popular holiday that takes place in the national park, commemorating American independence as well as Danish heritage.

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