Happy St Georges Day
Happy St Georges Day
The Welsh celebrate St David
The Scots celebrate St Patrick
The Irish celebrate St Andrew
Happy St Georges Day fellow Clarets everywhere.
The Scots celebrate St Patrick
The Irish celebrate St Andrew
Happy St Georges Day fellow Clarets everywhere.
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Happy St George's day. It's still ill a great country despite the weather,politicians,Blackburn and VAR.
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YeS BuT hE wAs TuRkiSh oR SuMThiN..
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Georgie Boy was A Turk born in Lyddia in Cappodocia ... we were multicultural country even back then
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Time we knocked this on the head as hardly anyone in the country cares about St George's day and the majority or English people prefer to celebrate St Patricks day instead. I think it would be more popular if we adopted St Patrick as our patron saint and made it a national holiday so we could celebrate it properly alongside our Irish comrades
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Really patheticDevils_Advocate wrote: ↑Tue Apr 23, 2024 9:08 amTime we knocked this on the head as hardly anyone in the country cares about St George's day and the majority or English people prefer to celebrate St Patricks day instead. I think it would be more popular if we adopted St Patrick as our patron saint and made it a national holiday so we could celebrate it properly alongside our Irish comrades
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Time we knocked you on the head DA.Devils_Advocate wrote: ↑Tue Apr 23, 2024 9:08 amTime we knocked this on the head as hardly anyone in the country cares about St George's day and the majority or English people prefer to celebrate St Patricks day instead. I think it would be more popular if we adopted St Patrick as our patron saint and made it a national holiday so we could celebrate it properly alongside our Irish comrades
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Happy Birthday George, hope you have a good day x
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Average cast that DA.Devils_Advocate wrote: ↑Tue Apr 23, 2024 9:08 amTime we knocked this on the head as hardly anyone in the country cares about St George's day and the majority or English people prefer to celebrate St Patricks day instead. I think it would be more popular if we adopted St Patrick as our patron saint and made it a national holiday so we could celebrate it properly alongside our Irish comrades
Might catch out some meat head EDL types like but I don't think that's your target demographic.
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Happy Saint George’s Day everybody!
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Think someone did that a long time ago.
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Happy St Georges Day.
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Hummmmm not too sure on that one DADevils_Advocate wrote: ↑Tue Apr 23, 2024 9:08 amTime we knocked this on the head as hardly anyone in the country cares about St George's day and the majority or English people prefer to celebrate St Patricks day instead. I think it would be more popular if we adopted St Patrick as our patron saint and made it a national holiday so we could celebrate it properly alongside our Irish comrades
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Legend number 2... he was a Roman who killed a giant Nile crocodile.. or a Turk in the Roman army... or something.
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“But but but he was Roman/Turkish/Syrian “ etc etc . One of the most amusing things on SGD is these awkward leftist student types posting the above like it’s a new discovery .The adoption of St George was based on his supposed Christianity and martyrdom.
It’s tragic we don’t celebrate the day with a bit of ligh hearted national pride , flags , events , and lots of fun from young kids onwards and make it a public holiday . It appears so marginalised by the powers that be ,that they just want to see a few boorish Tommeh Robinson types chanting and associate with that .
It’s tragic we don’t celebrate the day with a bit of ligh hearted national pride , flags , events , and lots of fun from young kids onwards and make it a public holiday . It appears so marginalised by the powers that be ,that they just want to see a few boorish Tommeh Robinson types chanting and associate with that .
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When you say "marginalised by the powers that be", has it ever been celebrated like that? I'm 34 and I know a few people who are maybe Tommeh Robinson types adjacent who usually dress up and go for a drink to celebrate, but i've never known anyone else be bothered. I've never had the sense there was anything to marginalise.AlargeClaret wrote: ↑Tue Apr 23, 2024 10:43 am“But but but he was Roman/Turkish/Syrian “ etc etc . One of the most amusing things on SGD is these awkward leftist student types posting the above like it’s a new discovery .The adoption of St George was based on his supposed Christianity and martyrdom.
It’s tragic we don’t celebrate the day with a bit of ligh hearted national pride , flags , events , and lots of fun from young kids onwards and make it a public holiday . It appears so marginalised by the powers that be ,that they just want to see a few boorish Tommeh Robinson types chanting and associate with that .
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What’s stopping anyone who wants to celebrate the day from doing so? Most people just don’t give a sh!t.AlargeClaret wrote: ↑Tue Apr 23, 2024 10:43 amIt’s tragic we don’t celebrate the day with a bit of ligh hearted national pride , flags , events , and lots of fun from young kids onwards and make it a public holiday . It appears so marginalised by the powers that be ,that they just want to see a few boorish Tommeh Robinson types chanting and associate with that .
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It will never be as big as St Patrick's Day, simply because there is no single beer, and therefore company so associated with it and therefore willing to splurge millions n marketing and bunting, hats, and whatever other tat to promo it.
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I didn't even know it was St Georges Day.
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It’s never been a thing really. I’m not even sure what you do on a ‘National Day’. We all hate each other anyway.
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To be fair I usually put up a St Georges flag picture up on Facebook because I live in Scotland and it usually gets a bit of banter from Scottish pals and a bit of whinging pro and against in a Gammon/Loony Lefty style.
Couldn't give much of a toss about it in the same way that nobody up here seems to care about St Andrews day. The only one that seems to have any traction is St Patrick's but that as someone says above is because Guinness have gone all out over the last twenty years or so to use it as a cracking bit of promotion. Good on em.
I cant ever remember anyone really celebrating it
Couldn't give much of a toss about it in the same way that nobody up here seems to care about St Andrews day. The only one that seems to have any traction is St Patrick's but that as someone says above is because Guinness have gone all out over the last twenty years or so to use it as a cracking bit of promotion. Good on em.
I cant ever remember anyone really celebrating it
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Shakespeare's birthday, more importantly!
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Over here in Benalmadena nearly all the English bars put the bunting out to celebrate St. George’s day. Even the Spanish celebrate it... up in Mesquita Square in the Spanish area they put flags out etc and have music to celebrate. They obviously do the same for St. Patrick’s day etc.
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Strange isn't it, people just want to celebrate the fact it's the day of England's national saint and the miserable I'll be offended on behalf of everybody brigade immediately cast aspersions that if you quite like being English you're a Tommy Robinson worshipper.
I'm from immigrant stock and was brought up to be grateful to live in democratic England. It might surprise the misery guts out there that this also applies to Asian,African,Arabic etc English men and women.
I'm from immigrant stock and was brought up to be grateful to live in democratic England. It might surprise the misery guts out there that this also applies to Asian,African,Arabic etc English men and women.
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Gimme a bank holiday for it and I'll give a toss
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The one day a year that they get to drink John Smiths and eat steak and kidney pie. It must be great.Vino blanco wrote: ↑Tue Apr 23, 2024 1:00 pmOver here in Benalmadena nearly all the English bars put the bunting out to celebrate St. George’s day. Even the Spanish celebrate it... up in Mesquita Square in the Spanish area they put flags out etc and have music to celebrate. They obviously do the same for St. Patrick’s day etc.
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And deathday, too!
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UK has some of the fewest bank holidays in the developed world and the lowest in Europe. A national holiday (non-related to Saints or Royalty) is a must.
Never understood why there's always two in May, (sometimes you get 4 in 5 weeks if Easter is late) and then nothing else til the end of August!
Ideally switch the late May one to early June and put two new one in early July and then in October so the long wait between August and Christmas is shorter.
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Just be glad that they roll over in the UK! Here if a holiday falls on a weekend, its tough tiddies!criminalclaret wrote: ↑Tue Apr 23, 2024 2:13 pmUK has some of the fewest bank holidays in the developed world and the lowest in Europe. A national holiday (non-related to Saints or Royalty) is a must.
Never understood why there's always two in May, (sometimes you get 4 in 5 weeks if Easter is late) and then nothing else til the end of August!
Ideally switch the late May one to early June and put two new one in early July and then in October so the long wait between August and Christmas is shorter.
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Yeah they rollover here in Ireland. My colleague is in Portugal and theirs don't roll over either.ŽižkovClaret wrote: ↑Tue Apr 23, 2024 3:34 pmJust be glad that they roll over in the UK! Here if a holiday falls on a weekend, its tough tiddies!
We actually get 10 now over here, that graphic was useful enough to show how poor UK is compared to Europe.
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And reputedly the day he died too
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In Tarragona today where they are celebrating St Jordi dia with the main calle full of stalls selling red roses, dragons and second hand books, mainly but not exclusively, for charities.
And the symbol of St Jordi is a red cross on a white background.
I’ve never got the fuss over St George as he had no connection with England. As Shakespeare was born and died on 23-4 I’d far rather it was Shakespeare day.
And the symbol of St Jordi is a red cross on a white background.
I’ve never got the fuss over St George as he had no connection with England. As Shakespeare was born and died on 23-4 I’d far rather it was Shakespeare day.
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There's something on in Trafalgar Square each year (normally at the weekend rather than on the day) but until Carling put their full marketing budget behind it I imagine it will take a while to catch St Patrick's Day.mickleoverclaret wrote: ↑Tue Apr 23, 2024 10:48 amWhen you say "marginalised by the powers that be", has it ever been celebrated like that? I'm 34 and I know a few people who are maybe Tommeh Robinson types adjacent who usually dress up and go for a drink to celebrate, but i've never known anyone else be bothered. I've never had the sense there was anything to marginalise.
I happened to be in New York a couple of times on St Patrick's Day. The city really does turn green (admittedly mainly with green vomit) for the day.
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I thought we’d banned these kind of violent gatherings?Devils_Advocate wrote: ↑Tue Apr 23, 2024 3:38 pmHappy St Georges Day
https://news.sky.com/story/violence-bre ... n-13121301
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Predictable that the liberal regime would attack patriots on St Georges Day.Devils_Advocate wrote: ↑Tue Apr 23, 2024 3:38 pmHappy St Georges Day
https://news.sky.com/story/violence-bre ... n-13121301
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[img]Clitheroe looking well, bedecked with flags
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https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/ ... 23507.htmlBordeauxclaret wrote: ↑Tue Apr 23, 2024 4:34 pmI thought we’d banned these kind of violent gatherings?
Not just English headtheballs.
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A great opportunity for some neanderthal pillocks to cause trouble.
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The knuckle heads are not patriots. Just thugs looking to stir up and get in the news.
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In Catalunya, where I arrived, yesterday, the Calalunyan flag was flying, everywhere. It is San Jordi's Day here too.
Festivals etc.
English St George never used to get a mention, until recent years, when some towns/cities, thought they could draw in some tourists.
Festivals etc.
English St George never used to get a mention, until recent years, when some towns/cities, thought they could draw in some tourists.
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Like Zizkov, Germany lose them too if they fall on a weekend. It also varies by state. I'm in Hessen, and we get 10. Bayern get 13!criminalclaret wrote: ↑Tue Apr 23, 2024 2:13 pmUK has some of the fewest bank holidays in the developed world and the lowest in Europe. A national holiday (non-related to Saints or Royalty) is a must.
Never understood why there's always two in May, (sometimes you get 4 in 5 weeks if Easter is late) and then nothing else til the end of August!
Ideally switch the late May one to early June and put two new one in early July and then in October so the long wait between August and Christmas is shorter.