Other European countries have national costumes, feast days, days of celebration; the Scots celebrate Hogmanay, Burns Night; the Irish celebrate St Patrick's Day even in Trafalgar Square. Even the Americans have Independence Day, Thanksgiving and Hallowe'en (we have a very pale imitation). Here, St George's Day goes virtually unnoticed; there are no national celebrations - apart from, perhaps, local villagey ones, and all we do at Christmas is start buying in August and then overeat and get drunk. Is it the fault of the Industrial Revolution? The Break with Rome that we have no Saints' Days?
2006-06-26 23:21:04 · 36 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Holidays ➔ Other - Holidays
For some stupid PC reason it might offend immigrants (many of whom probably wouldn't mind joining in!). I always go to bonfire night, I wear a daffodil on St Davids Day (I'm Welsh not English) but wish my fiance Happy St Georges Day (he is English) and would encourage him to celebrate it. Christmas and Easter are Christian not English celebrations. Today is the first Veterans day in Britain, in America they get the day off, over here nobody has heard of it!
I think it is the fault of the extreme PC brigade personally. We do Rememberance very well though it has to be said and Guy Fawkes Night is good too.
2006-06-26 23:42:03 · answer #1 · answered by ehc11 5 · 6⤊ 2⤋
The powers that be are frightened of celebrating anything English because there are so many foreigners in the country and don't want to upset them. BOLLOCKS. Hundreds of Asian shops fly the flag on St. George's Day. Good for them. We don't moan when they celebrate Eid, we join in Paddy's Day celebrations. Kids still go out on Hallowe'en. I always have loads of sweets ready for them. I agree what you say about Christmas though. We celebrate St. George's Day in the local pubs and there is a parade in Manchester usually. I say shoot the PC brigade. How dare these people refuse to put anything Christmassy in shopping centres - that happened in a few areas last year. There were hundreds of flags flying out of windows and on flag poles where I live on St. George's day - then again though it was the world cup soon afterwards. Ah, well...
2006-06-26 23:31:49 · answer #2 · answered by Iluv24 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
St Georges Day, Bonfire Night, May Day, Pay Day, Friday, April Fools Day, Dickensian Night, V.E. Day, Oak Apple Day, Queens Birthday, V.J. Day, Battle of Britain Day, Harvest Festival, Trafalger Day, Halloween, Armistice Day, Rememberence Sunday, Queens Day, Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Years Eve.
So we have a few, just too many to celebrate them all!
I think Firdays are the best day to celebrate!!! Bring on the weekend.
And what do you mean we have no Saints Day. St Valentine, St George. We even have All Saints Day (Nov 1) so come on. All Saints, that gotta beat everyone else!
2006-06-26 23:29:54 · answer #3 · answered by KinkyPoodleJoy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
St patricks day makes me so angry, it should be renamed guinness day and then it wouldnt be so bad. Yuk.
As mentioned before a lot of people seem to make more of an effort now with Fireworks night now.
We do need another day off though, it would be nice if there was one in July. We work the lonegest hours in europe and have the least amount of bank holidays.
Thats it! I am moving to Spain.
2006-06-26 23:28:47 · answer #4 · answered by Lulu 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
People keep on saying it is because that the government are afraid it will upset the ethnic minorities!!!
The government is playing us all off one another, growing up I used to love all the celebrations that took place, eg christmas easter etc etc. So did everyone else I knew. My parents came from India years ago, they are now british citizens and we are english and we embrace all these celebrations with open arms. Just because of a minority please dont tar us all with the same brush!!
This is political correctness gone crazy.
2006-07-05 08:05:55 · answer #5 · answered by vino 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If we had any days to celebrate it would be stopped bye the extreme PC people who would say it is going to upset one of the minority groups.
We have Nov 5th but every year some politically correct idiot wants to stop it. The village ones are the real ones but the cities can't have celebrations like these. Imagine midsummer's day with Morris dancers in Manchester. Or in Bradford.............
2006-06-26 23:31:56 · answer #6 · answered by Robert B 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dont you celebrate the queens bithday twice? Or the 1966 World Cup win youve been celebrating that one for 40 years
2006-06-27 06:42:08 · answer #7 · answered by chricky02l 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Englishman will never complaint about it.These celebration meant for kind remembernce of the event.If at all you wish to celebrate something there are no restrictions on you to do so.However then you need people to come togather.I suggest you celebrate VICTORIA DAY or SHAKESPEAR DAY.The merits of a good thing will prove themselves without the need of celebration dear. GOOD LUCK.
2006-07-06 00:04:17 · answer #8 · answered by shri 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You are forgetting about Guy Fawkes Day. I know the English celebrate this religiously each year because each year I almost get hit with fireworks when I deliver pizzas each year in the local village.
2006-06-26 23:32:54 · answer #9 · answered by Brian 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because the English are not allowed to. Sad though it is, the British Government has eradicated England from the political map. They don't want the English to have any pride in their strong history as this would unite us as people and put their positions in jeapordy!
2006-06-26 23:25:51 · answer #10 · answered by Sitting Still 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋