In 2006 Bodmin Town Council gave its workers a holiday on 5 March for St Piran's Day.
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Hundreds of people braved the cold on Sunday to watch a re-enactment of how St Piran arrived in Cornwall.
In recent years there have been calls to the government to a recognise St Piran's Day as public holiday in Cornwall.
The town of Piran is the star, with its vaulting Venetian-era belltower, orange tiled roofs and spectacular setting on a peninsula overlooking the Adriatic.
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According to legend, St Piran was flung into the sea in the 6th Century by the kings of Ireland who were jealous of his healing powers.
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