{"id":13203,"date":"2019-04-16T15:03:47","date_gmt":"2019-04-16T14:03:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.speedyreg.co.uk\/blogs\/?p=13203"},"modified":"2019-04-16T15:03:49","modified_gmt":"2019-04-16T14:03:49","slug":"%ef%bb%bflets-celebrate-st-georges-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.speedyreg.co.uk\/blogs\/2019\/04\/%ef%bb%bflets-celebrate-st-georges-day\/","title":{"rendered":"\ufeffLet\u2019s Celebrate St George\u2019s Day!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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St George’s Day – Speedy Reg<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

23rd<\/sup> April is St. George\u2019s Day, A day to celebrate England, but how many people don\u2019t even know when St. George\u2019s Day is, or who St. George was? Ask your kids, see if they know the answer. It seems odd that everyone seems to celebrate St. Patrick\u2019s Day, an Irish national holiday that\u2019s spread throughout the world, but even the English don\u2019t celebrate St. George\u2019s Day! Unlike St Patrick\u2019s Day, and the Scottish equivalent, St. Andrew\u2019s Day, St. George\u2019s Day isn\u2019t even a national holiday. You\u2019d think we\u2019d all get a nice day off work to celebrate but no, it\u2019s just not the case. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Perhaps this will change? Make your vote <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 2011, John Penrose, minister for Tourism announced that\nthe government was proposing to move May Day bank holiday to April 23rd<\/sup>,\nSt. George\u2019s Day. That seems to make good sense, and if St. George\u2019s Day became\nas popular in England as St. Patrick\u2019s Day is in Ireland, it could certainly be\ngood for tourism. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, it\u2019s now 2019 and it hasn\u2019t happened yet. If you\u2019d\nlike to vote for St. George\u2019s Day to be a national holiday in England, you can\ndo so at www.stgeorgesday.com\/voting-poll<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A day with a long tradition<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

April 23rd<\/sup> was first declared as St. George\u2019s Day\nin 1222. At that time, St. George wasn\u2019t actually the Patron Saint of England,\nthis would not happen until 1348. You may not know, but St. George\u2019s Day\nactually used to be a national holiday in England. The day was declared a\nholiday in 1415 but due to the union of England with Scotland, this national\nday fell out of favour and eventually was not recognised as a national holiday\nat all. Isn\u2019t it high time it was brought back? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Who was St. George?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shrouded in myth and legend, George was born in Turkey in\n270AD to Christian parents. He became a soldier in the Roman army and achieved\na high ranking status. But due to the persecution of Christians by the pagan\nEmperor, he resigned from his military role. This resulted in tragic events and\nGeorge was tortured and eventually beheaded. He never once gave up on his\nfaith, and even the Emperor\u2019s own wife converted to Christianity due to\nGeorge\u2019s bravery. Although she was executed for it shortly after! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

What about that dragon? <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The legend of George and the dragon dates back to medieval\ntimes. The story goes that local people disturbed a resting dragon and so gave\nit sheep to eat to pacify it. After all the sheep were gone, the locals of\ncourse offered up fair maidens, dragons do so love a good fair maiden. They\ndecided to draw lots to decide which young lady would be the dragon\u2019s next\ndinner and it turned out to be the King\u2019s daughter. Now this wouldn\u2019t do at\nall, so George set off the slay the dragon, save the Princess and become a hero\nfor all eternity. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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