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Post by Rich on Apr 23, 2009 16:48:57 GMT 1
To everyone on here.
No day off work for me today but tempted to head out down the pub for a couple of Carling Colds later to celebrate the occasion.
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Post by Claret & Blue Army on Apr 24, 2009 18:02:41 GMT 1
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, Bteghrine, Cáceres, Spain, Ferrara, Freiburg, Genoa, Ljubljana, Gozo, Pomorie, Qormi, Lod, and Moscow, as well as a wide range of professions, organizations, and disease sufferers. Which one are you celebrating Rich?  |
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Post by Steph Cowley on Apr 25, 2009 2:18:04 GMT 1
I didn't even realize it was St George's Day. Came and went without me knowing.
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Post by Rich on Apr 26, 2009 14:25:48 GMT 1
I really think more should be done in the media to promote St George's Day as it really should be acknowledged/celebrated. Everyone seems to know when Valentine's Day, Halloween, Bonfire Night and even St Patrick's Day is yet England's National day often passes by unnoticed.
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Post by Claret & Blue Army on Apr 26, 2009 16:27:20 GMT 1
Not surprising really when you consider that our international teams have to suffer the dirge of the Commonwealth anthem and don't have the blood stirring English anthem, hardly surprising English pride is so readily confined to the dumpster.
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Post by Steph Cowley on Apr 26, 2009 22:37:35 GMT 1
I don't know when any of the Saint's days are, I don't really take any notice of any of them.
I'm not anti-English, but I'm certainly not what you would call "proud" to be English.
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Post by Claret & Blue Army on May 1, 2009 18:51:16 GMT 1
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Post by Rich on May 1, 2009 19:19:01 GMT 1
With yesterday's annoncement that UK Combat Operations in Iraq are to end and the troops are coming home, should April 30th be made into an Official National Holiday?
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Post by Claret & Blue Army on May 3, 2009 16:44:45 GMT 1
With yesterday's annoncement that UK Combat Operations in Iraq are to end and the troops are coming home, should April 30th be made into an Official National Holiday? Unlikely as we already have the first Monday in May (Plus another at the end of May) so I'm guessing any addition will be in a stretch of the year between September and November |
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