Happy St Georges Day

[Fish]

Happy St George's Day everyone.

Have a good day celebrating the Saint of our country and have a few drinks wherever you may be in England's green and pleasant land.

 

[Deleted member 15344]

Happy St Georges Day

Should be a Bank Holiday IMO

 

[Kellfire]

Happy Fictional Turkish Man day to you all.

 

[Slab]

What's everyone's plans (& would they be different if it was a public holiday in England?)

 

[Fish]

What's everyone's plans (& would they be different if it was a public holiday in England?)

Of course it would be different, we wouldn't be working and would more likely now be on the 2nd tee by now

 

[pbrown7582]

we areallowed to celebrate our patron saint then ........

 

[patricks148]

St Georges day is always a puzzle to me. I believe He was adopted as England Patron saint in the 14th century by Edward iii at the start of the 100 years war as he was the patron saint of warriors, but has no real connection to England as such.

Neither does St Andrew on the other hand, i think he appeared in a vision to a Pictish King on the eve of a battle and was adopted as Patron saint again in the 14th century. Again has no real connection to Scotland, other than that.

Whats the difference?

 

[Kellfire]

St Georges day is always a puzzle to me. I believe He was adopted as England Patron saint in the 14th century by Edward iii at the start of the 100 years war as he was the patron saint of warriors, but has no real connection to England as such.

Neither does St Andrew on the other hand, i think he appeared in a vision to a Pictish King on the eve of a battle and was adopted as Patron saint again in the 14th century. Again has no real connection to Scotland, other than that.

Whats the difference?

St George probably never even existed according to historians. At least Andy did!

 

[Crazyface]

Happy St Georges Day.

We are the greatest nation in the world. Lets keep it this way !

 

[dufferman]

Happy St Georges Day

Should be a Bank Holiday IMO

Vote UKIP next month and apparently it will be....

 

[Slab]

St Georges day is always a puzzle to me. I believe He was adopted as England Patron saint in the 14th century by Edward iii at the start of the 100 years war as he was the patron saint of warriors, but has no real connection to England as such.

Neither does St Andrew on the other hand, i think he appeared in a vision to a Pictish King on the eve of a battle and was adopted as Patron saint again in the 14th century. Again has no real connection to Scotland, other than that.

Whats the difference?

As is the norm with such things, some leader or other needed a motivational symbol/speech/gesture to gee the guys up before heading off into battle and if it worked (win the battle) there's a better the even chance it'll get used again (just spin and early marketing really)

"The lads look a bit nervous sir"
"Never mind I'll talk to them and spin some heroic tale"
"Good one sir"

Battles won - hero adopted/Battle lost - who's left to complain that it didn't work out too well!


Anyway you need to put something on the flags otherwise it'll look like everyone's surrendering to each other

 

[Adi2Dassler]

Interesting that both George and Andrew are treated as somekind of irrelevance when Patrick is most certainly not.

I couldn't really care either way about St George, but hope all you English folk enjoy your day off.

 

[wrighty1874]

Happy St. George's day and happy birthday to my daughter Lauren.

 

[Khamelion]

Lad I used to work with, is a member of the Royal Society of Saint George every 23rd April, He'll don blazer, shirt and tie, wear the flag with pride and go and get absolutely bladdered in his local.

 

[patricks148]

Interesting that both George and Andrew are treated as somekind of irrelevance when Patrick is most certainly not.

I couldn't really care either way about St George, but hope all you English folk enjoy your day off.

would that not be more to do with the difference between the Catholic Church and Protestant?

 

[garyinderry]

What kind of country doesn't stop working and get completely wasted on their day of national celebration.


Back home in n.ireland they get two days of national celebrations.

 

[SwingsitlikeHogan]

Vote UKIP next month and apparently it will be....

Don't worry guys and gals. With the SNP propping up a weak Labour Government, Nicola will get Labour to make 30th November a public holiday across the UK. See - she said SNP influence would be of benefit to all

 

[Doon frae Troon]

Neither does St Andrew on the other hand, i think he appeared in a vision to a Pictish King on the eve of a battle and was adopted as Patron saint again in the 14th century. Again has no real connection to Scotland, other than that.

Whats the difference?

Was that not the Saltire, seemingly he looked up to a clear blue sky [yea] and saw a couple of jet vapor trails.

 

[Deleted member 16999]

Today we had the official opening of our memorial garden done in memory of 4 lads we lost in Afghan, bit of a service then a couple of families planted trees in there memory, great day! very emotional, but a crackin tribute

 

[Del_Boy]

Lad I used to work with, is a member of the Royal Society of Saint George every 23rd April, He'll don blazer, shirt and tie, wear the flag with pride and go and get absolutely bladdered in his local.

Good fella - and guess what no other religion or political regime minds - lets just go out and enjoy ourselves. England till I die