Happy St George’s Day ???????
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grumpyjock
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He started out Greek moved to Scotland and now is resident in England, Happy Birthday dode.
Cry God for Harry, England and Saint George!
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Happy St George's Day.
Other than the flag and something about a dragon I confess I knew very little about him.
Know a little more now -
https://www.english-heritage.org.uk...-day/9-things-you-didnt-know-about-st-george/
Other than the flag and something about a dragon I confess I knew very little about him.
Know a little more now -
https://www.english-heritage.org.uk...-day/9-things-you-didnt-know-about-st-george/
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That's Prince Philip silly!!
England flag has been put on Welsh Next Door Neighbours car! He won't like it! Being a border village, I think there are more Saxons in our road than "natives!"
Wolf
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You beat me to it?, However George does have an equally chequered history, born in Turkey, died in Palestine and was officially Roman, venerated in countries everywhere.That's Prince Philip silly!!
England flag has been put on Welsh Next Door Neighbours car! He won't like it! Being a border village, I think there are more Saxons in our road than "natives!"
Happy St George's day everyone, enjoy this sunny day.
2blue
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Thanks for that..... bit of an eye-opener, eh...........
No. 7 - ENGLAND ISN'T THE ONLY COUNTRY TO CELEBRATE ST GEORGE
St George is truly an international saint and England is not the only country or region to claim him as its patron.
England shares St George with Venice, Genoa, Portugal, Ethiopia and Catalonia among others as their patron saint and many of these places have their own celebrations and ceremonies in his honour.
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I did know about Catalonia as FC Barcelona have the StG cross in their badge!Thanks for that..... bit of an eye-opener, eh...........
No. 7 - ENGLAND ISN'T THE ONLY COUNTRY TO CELEBRATE ST GEORGE
St George is truly an international saint and England is not the only country or region to claim him as its patron.
England shares St George with Venice, Genoa, Portugal, Ethiopia and Catalonia among others as their patron saint and many of these places have their own celebrations and ceremonies in his honour.
2blue
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Ruddy immigrants get everywhere these days.That's Prince Philip silly!!
England flag has been put on Welsh Next Door Neighbours car! He won't like it! Being a border village, I think there are more Saxons in our road than "natives!"
Wolf
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Been to both those places and saw the George Cross everywhere but never actually twigged ?Thanks for that..... bit of an eye-opener, eh...........
No. 7 - ENGLAND ISN'T THE ONLY COUNTRY TO CELEBRATE ST GEORGE
St George is truly an international saint and England is not the only country or region to claim him as its patron.
England shares St George with Venice, Genoa, Portugal, Ethiopia and Catalonia among others as their patron saint and many of these places have their own celebrations and ceremonies in his honour.
Does anyone genuinley get excited by this day or St George? If so why does it do it for you?
I'm not being criticial, I just don't get it myself.
I'm not being criticial, I just don't get it myself.
2blue
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Oh YES!!.... is there anthing better than a shared European Saint? ?
Plus our eldest is a George. ??
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I’m the same - don’t understand people genuinely getting excited about it
A lot of it comes from trying to replicate St Patrick’s Day and a bit comes from the “far right element” using it to try and “Take England back” etc. It’s certainly got a lot more traction since 9/11 etc - and it gets fuelled by a lot of the fake news about flying flags etc all over social media. Put it on the same level as the Make America Great etc.
A lot of it comes from trying to replicate St Patrick’s Day and a bit comes from the “far right element” using it to try and “Take England back” etc. It’s certainly got a lot more traction since 9/11 etc - and it gets fuelled by a lot of the fake news about flying flags etc all over social media. Put it on the same level as the Make America Great etc.
We are not a catholic country, the bloke never came to England, I can't get excited by it. If we had a National Day of some form I could understand it but trying to link it to a saint just doesn't work for me, it is too artificial.
Bunkermagnet
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Give me the Union flag anyday over flying the Cross of St George.
I'm British, and England only comes in when it's rugby.
I'm British, and England only comes in when it's rugby.
2blue
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Edit 2....Cry God for Harry, England, Europe & St George. ??
Wolf
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Absolutely NOT. Its merely just another day in April. We see a lot of Faux patriotism which gets worse on days like today with flags flying and the proud to be English sentiment even getting used to create division of nations and race. Its not as far as I'm concerned something to celebrate, but then I put no stock in the veneration of any Saints. Plus so many try and use it to compete with St Patrick's day?
Absolutely give me the Union Flag any day much rather see that flying and celebrated.Give me the Union flag anyday over flying the Cross of St George.
I'm British, and England only comes in when it's rugby.
Wolf
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And ethopia ?
