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Bee

Bee

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'CRY GOD FOR HARRY, ENGLAND AND ST.GEORGE'
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HOPE YOU ALL HAVE A GOOD DAY
 

Thankyou SeaBreeze.:)
 

Glinda said:
Happy St. George's Day to all who celebrate it - BTW, how is it traditionally celebrated?
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Thanks Glinda, though I didn't know it was St Georges day until Bee posted this, :redface-new: I don't know of any celebrations, but I am sure some do somewhere. .....................have just found some on Wicki
The tradition of celebration St George's day had waned by the end of the 18th century after the union of England and Scotland.[SUP][12][/SUP] Nevertheless the link with St. George continues today, for example Salisbury holds an annual St. George’s Day pageant, the origins of which are believed to go back to the 13th century.[SUP][8][/SUP] In recent years the popularity of St. George's Day appears to be increasing gradually. BBC Radio 3 had a full programme of St. George's Day events in 2006, and Andrew Rosindell, ConservativeMP for Romford, has been putting the argument forward in the House of Commons to make St. George's Day a public holiday. In early 2009, Mayor of London Boris Johnsonspearheaded a campaign to encourage the celebration of St. George's Day. Today, St. George's day may be celebrated with anything English including morris dancing and Punch and Judy shows.[SUP][13][/SUP] Additional celebrations may involve the commemoration of 23 April as Shakespeare's birthday/death.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_George's_Day
 
I'm about 40% of English descent so maybe I'll celebrate too by having a proper British tea.:teapot:
 
No I will be gardening Merlin.:)

There are several celebrations/events going on over the country today and some will be on Saturday as there is no national holiday for today.
 
"how is it traditionally celebrated?"

The English don't celebrate it much, certainly not like the Irish and the Welsh celebrate their saints' days.

It's also Shakespeare's birthday and they've just gad the Queen's (real, she has two) birthday.

If St Andrews Day fell on Burns's and Bonnie Prince Charlie's birthdays the Scots would party for a week!
 
Bee said:
No I will be gardening Merlin.:)

There are several celebrations/events going on over the country today and some will be on Saturday as there is no national holiday for today.
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I will be doing the same Billy, the weather is breaking up soon, so best make the most of it.

I am all in favour of a national holiday though, the more the merrier, even though all my days are already holidays, well sort of :confused:
 
merlin said:
I will be doing the same Billy, the weather is breaking up soon, so best make the most of it.

I am all in favour of a national holiday though, the more the merrier, even though all my days are already holidays, well sort of :confused:
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Completely agree.......I am also retired but there is a different feel to the day when it is a National Holiday.:)
 
Shalimar said:
Mercy, Annie, pished already? No one waited for me! Lol.
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Haha! Not yet! I'm behaving pretty well actually as I'm counting calories. But once the family is here tomorrow it's wine with stepdaughter and Stella with son in law. But I need to seriously limit it.
 
Ameriscot said:
Haha! Not yet! I'm behaving pretty well actually as I'm counting calories. But once the family is here tomorrow it's wine with stepdaughter and Stella with son in law. But I need to seriously limit it.
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I guess my maths when counting calories goes all to pot, so I just give up. :confused: An icy cold Stella can't be beaten any time of the day, though dark beer is my preference later in the day.
 

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