Group have suggested the following dates as days when it is appropriate for the Devon flag to be flown. Most of them are either the days of local events or the feast days of Devon's saints. It is also flown outside of these days, especially in rural towns. 4 January - St Rumon of Tavistock and Romansleigh 7 January - St Brannock of Braunton 5 March - St Piran, patron saint of tin miners 12 March - Paul Aurelian, brother of St Sidwell 7 April - St Brannock, as celebrated in Exeter 1 May - Saint Walpurga of Devon May Bank Holiday, Anniversary of first time Devon Flag Flown at World Gig Championship 2003, Isles of Scilly May/June - Devon County Show 3 June - St Kevin 4 June - St Petroc 5 June - St Boniface of Crediton, Patron Saint of Devon 6 June - St Gudwal, hermit of Devon 17 June - St Nectan, patron of Hartland 21/22 June - Midsummers day 26 June - St Brannock - another feast day 5 July - Exeter Lammas Fair 8 July - St Urith of Chittlehampton 13 July - St Juthware 30 July - Anniversary of battle against Spanish Armada 1 August - St Sidwell, Patron Saint of Exeter 10 August - St Geraint Last King of Dumnonia 30 August - St Rumon 26 September - Anniversary of Sir Francis Drake's Circumnavigation of the World 2 November - St Cumgar 5 November - St Kea 7 November - St Congar 8 December - St Budoc (St Budeaux) of Plymouth 12 December - St Corentin 16 December - Saint Judicael, King of Domnonée 21/22 December - Midwinter 31 Dec to 6 Jan - New Year's Eve to Twelfth Night Controversy The creation of the flag drew criticism from Cornish nationalists, who accused it online of being an attempt to "hijack" their culture. Bob Burns, who started the discussion over a flag for Devon, cited the visibility of the Cornish Flag as one of his reasons "Devonians are only too aware of the ubiquitous Cornish Flag, which can often be seen in the form of car bumper stickers, on vehicles entering Devon from Cornwall." Dr Mark Stoyle, a Devon historian, noted that "People are quite aware in Devon that the Cornish make political capital by claiming to be different". He also suggested that the new-found sense of Devonian identity was a backlash