St George's Day

[Handley_Page]

It being that time of year, I'll take the opportunity to wish everyone a Truly English Saint George's Day.

 

[3113]

It being that time of year, I'll take the opportunity to wish everyone a Truly English Saint George's Day.

What does one do on St. George day? Besides slay a dragon?

 

[voluptuary_manque]

Rescue a princess, of course.

 

[Handley_Page]

That's getting increasingly difficult these days, what with Insurance, Health&Safety, not to mention a limited availability.

No, we just smile and have a celebratory drink (well, we're English, you know. Demonstrations are not us).

 

[oggbashan]

We drink MORE on St Patrick's Day to give thanks for the fact we are English, not Irish.

We don't do much on St David's Day or St Andrew's Day. We leave those days to the leek-waving Welsh and the Haggis-eating Scots.

Og

 

[driphoney]

Who was George and why is he a saint?

ETA: Okay, so apparently St. George is an international rock star. He just doesn't tour in the US. (What's new?) Here's a link:

BBC St. George​

 

[D_K_Moon]

Who was George and why is he a saint?

ETA: Okay, so apparently St. George is an international rock star. He just doesn't tour in the US. (What's new?) Here's a link:

BBC St. George​

Would you be daft? Who is Saint George? He's the one who slew the dragon. His flag is one of three that make up the Union Jack, Cross of St George, the Cross of St Andrew, and the Cross of St Patrick.

from Wikipedia

Saint George (ca. 275/281 – 23 April 303) was, according to tradition, a Roman soldier and priest in the Guard of Diocletian, who is venerated as a Christian martyr. In hagiography Saint George is one of the most venerated saints in the Roman Catholic Church, Anglican Church, Eastern Orthodox Church, Oriental Orthodox Church, and the Eastern Catholic Churches. He is immortalized in the tale of Saint George and the Dragon and is one of the Fourteen Holy Helpers. His memorial is celebrated on 23 April, and he is regarded as one of the most prominent military saints.

Saint George is the patron saint of Aragon, Catalonia, England, Ethiopia, Georgia, Greece, Lithuania, Palestine, Portugal, and Russia, as well as the cities of Amersfoort, Beirut, Fakiha, Bteghrine, Cáceres (Spain), Ferrara, Freiburg, Genoa, Ljubljana, Milan, Pomorie, Preston, Salford, Qormi, Rio de Janeiro, Lod, Barcelona, Moscow and the Maltese island of Gozo, as well as a wide range of professions, organizations, and disease sufferers.

 

[driphoney]

Would you be daft? Who is Saint George? He's the one who slew the dragon. His flag is one of three that make up the Union Jack, Cross of St George, the Cross of St Andrew, and the Cross of St Patrick.

from Wikipedia

What? You didn't like my BBC link with the same information?

 

[D_K_Moon]

What? You didn't like my BBC link with the same information?

I loved your link, I think it was better than mine, it seems you made your edit at the same time as I made my response.

 

[rorystorm]

We drink MORE on St Patrick's Day to give thanks for the fact we are English, not Irish.

We don't do much on St David's Day or St Andrew's Day. We leave those days to the leek-waving Welsh and the Haggis-eating Scots.

Og

and we haggis eating scots leave st georges day to the english piss heads

 

[oggbashan]

and we haggis eating scots leave st georges day to the english piss heads

Of course. Most English people would leave celebrating St George's Day to the piss heads. It isn't English to celebrate our saint's day.

On St Andrew's Day I consider it polite to drink a single malt. I drink more whisky on Burns Night.

I'm not going to eat haggis, and I certainly won't eat a leek on St David's Day. On the next St David's Day I might try some Welsh Whisky that I bought on my last visit. If it isn't any good I'll wash the taste away with Scotch.

Og

 

[rorystorm]

aye burns night is the one og, i think one and all celebrate burns night in some way,
but patron saints days are largely forgotten by most, other than st paddys day,
incase we upset some of the VISITORS if you know what i mean.

alarge glass of glenmorangie, or even a dram of jamesons will go down well for st george tonight,

 

[Tio_Narratore]

So HP, two questions..."Where were you on St. David's Day?" and "What does dragon think about your recognition of St. George's Day?"

 

[voluptuary_manque]

I like leeks! Try them sauteed in bacon fat and then pour in some heavy cream. Cook it 'til it thickens and then add the bacon crumbles. Serve on half a sour dough French roll. Fabulous!

But then, mother's family is Welsh.

 

[Handley_Page]

So HP, two questions..."Where were you on St. David's Day?" and "What does dragon think about your recognition of St. George's Day?"

Me 'n' the Dragon stay well hid on St David's Day.
As for St George's Day, the "dragon" referred to is a representation of the Roman rule which, by this time, was getting up a lot of middle-eastern noses and causing all manner of problems for the Emperor.

 

[TE999]

Me 'n' the Dragon stay well hid on St David's Day.
As for St George's Day, the "dragon" referred to is a representation of the Roman rule which, by this time, was getting up a lot of middle-eastern noses and causing all manner of problems for the Emperor.

So the 'Dragon' is a metaphor for Roman rule? Hmph! That's no fun.

I like my fire-breathing, multi-colored, flying dragons much better.

 

[Handley_Page]

So the 'Dragon' is a metaphor for Roman rule? Hmph! That's no fun.

I like my fire-breathing, multi-colored, flying dragons much better.

One day, I'll manage to film mine in flight. . . . .

 

[voluptuary_manque]

Right! And then when the Romans left, the Romanized Britains got the Saxons in replacement. I'll be they found that a real improvement, they did.

 

[3113]

No, we just smile and have a celebratory drink (well, we're English, you know. Demonstrations are not us).

That's it? Guy slays a dragon and gives you a cross for your flag and all you do is have one on him? No fireworks? No cake? No special feast?

Bummer.

 

[oggbashan]

That's it? Guy slays a dragon and gives you a cross for your flag and all you do is have one on him? No fireworks? No cake? No special feast?

Bummer.

Not even a public holiday.

Most of the English try to ignore St George's Day.

You see, they KNOW they are the best. They don't need to wave flags, throw parties or let off fireworks. They have an inbuilt sense of superiority over every other nationality unfortunate to NOT be English.

Flanders and Swann put it eloquently The English

Og (Welsh)

 

[Jagged]

Saw it on the calendar being from the United States I'm not sure how it should be celebrated....I imagine slaying a dragon would be involved?

 

[Handley_Page]

Saw it on the calendar being from the United States I'm not sure how it should be celebrated....I imagine slaying a dragon would be involved?

Not any more. They are a protected species.

 

[Jagged]

Ah right...remember reading that some where...