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OnDaFence 36M/44M
44267 posts
4/22/2018 7:58 pm

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4/23/2018 7:15 pm

Saint George's Day



St George’s Day, is when we honor the patron saint of England, Russia and Catalonia and should be one of the most celebrated dates on the UK's calendar! However most years April 23 goes unnoticed, better known by some as the anniversary of Shakespeare's birth.



While St Patrick's Day, St David's Day and St Andrew's Day all arrive to patriotic fanfare, St George’s Day seems less significant and over the years England seems uneasy about how to mark the saint.



St George was born sometime around the year 280 in what is now Turkey. He was a soldier and rose up through the ranks of the Roman army, eventually becoming a personal guard to the Emperor Diocletian. He was executed for being a Christian on April 23, 303, and is buried in the town of Lod in Israel.



St George is most widely known for slaying a dragon. According to legend, the only well in the town of Silene was guarded by a dragon. In order to get water, the inhabitants of the town had to offer a human sacrifice every day to the dragon. The person to be sacrificed was chosen by lots. On the day that St George was visiting, a princess had been selected to be sacrificed. However, he killed the dragon, saved the princess and gave the people of Silene access to water. In gratitude, they converted to Christianity. It is thought that the dragon represents a certain type of pagan belief that included the sacrifice of human beings.



OnDaFence 36M/44M

4/22/2018 8:02 pm

St. George is the 1000-ruble Bank of Russia note


OnDaFence 36M/44M

4/22/2018 8:03 pm

Happy St George's Day 2018


OnDaFence 36M/44M

4/22/2018 8:05 pm

In 1415 St George's Day became a national feast day and holiday in England


OnDaFence 36M/44M

4/22/2018 8:06 pm

Roses became a symbol of the patron saint because a beautiful bloom is thought to have grown on his grave. This also came from a tradition in Catalonia in Spain


Hungr4Yungr 75M
5766 posts
4/23/2018 6:16 am

Happy St George's Day: Any day is a good excuse for a celebration with a feast.


OnDaFence 36M/44M

4/23/2018 8:46 am

    Quoting Hungr4Yungr:
    Happy St George's Day: Any day is a good excuse for a celebration with a feast.
Odd our English members had nothing to say on the topic having to leave it up to yanks and crown subjects to remember it.


OnDaFence 36M/44M

4/23/2018 7:15 pm

    Quoting  :

Thanks Bii!