Domino

23rd April - St. George's Day

Should this be a public holiday ??

Sue

I loose track of stuff like this being in the US. Thanks for the reminder.

lmj50

Nobody seems to bother with this anymore?

jackytoo

very strange. I used to be in Holland a lot and their National day was held on their Queens birthday. The country was a riot of orange, a public holiday and lots of events. same as in Ireland, have seen people on the forum wishing happy St. Patricks day and they aren't even Irish...yet to celebrate St. georges day in the UK(and forums) is about as popular as being a Muslim terrorist BTW some parts of Spain celebrate the day!

Domino

thats probably because the fluffy bunnies seem to want us to make more of diwahli and thngs as part of making incomers more welcome
celebrating christian and or pagan festivals as we used to are frowned on nowadays as they are not "all inclusive".
which is why we are supposed to celebrate yule-tide rather than christmas

not that I have ever been invited to a diwahli hoedown.

teuchterpete

Yes,
We must be the only country in the world that does not have a national day.
If we don't wave our flag once in a while who will?

Pocaloca

I've never come across anyone objecting to celebrating St George's Day. What people object to is the expropriation of the flag of St George by the BNP and other right-wing racist groups, the way the National Front did with the Union Jack. It needs to be reclaimed by the moderate majority!

jackytoo

Judging by last years Olympics, parties in the park, the flag has been reclaimed. Some seems to have been celebrating.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...t-hit-20C.html

I think the day should be a public holiday, moved from the may day one.

rugbymatt

Half Greek, half Palestinian, stolen form everyone else and made our own Saint.... couldn't be more English if he tried!

steviedeluxe

If we need another bank holiday, better that it's in the Autumn - perhaps Trafalgar Day? We have enough bank holidays as it is at this time of year.
I'm quite proud that England is secure enough in its own identity, that it doesn't need to crow about its patron saint. I prefer Last Night of the Proms, or watching FA Cup Final day - televised around the world!

rugbymatt

Mafeking Day?

Dick Dasterdly

What, and upset the Spanish ?
Can't believe you said that Stevie.


On the other hand we could do as the Spanish do with the Moors and Christians and re-stage the battle each year as a major tourist attraction,.......


.....that's supposing of course we can still scrape enough ships together.

Dick Dasterdly

News travels slow in my neck of the woods, pigeon post and pony express at best, that's if they're not all tied up with the never ending fiestas, so can I presume from your post that Mafeking has finally been relieved ?

jimenato

Hear, Hear

Such celebrations are an obvious sign of national insecurity.

England doesn't need it.

Fredbargate

Are there any Englishmen on the pitch at the FA Cup Final?