2006-10-10 00:03:27 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Holidays ➔ Other - Holidays
April 23rd.
2006-10-10 00:04:41 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its Monday, 23 April 2007. It should be a bank holiday.
England lags far behind the rest of Europe in the number of bank holidays we get. A bank holiday on St George's Day would be a great opportunity for all the English (regardless of colour or religion) to recognise the things that bind us together - rather than concentrating on our differences.
Everything from cricket to curry could be celebrated on our national day.
Northern Ireland already has a bank holiday on St. Patrick's Day, the Scottish Parliament is making St. Andrew's Day a bank holiday and the Welsh Assembly agrees that St. David's Day should be a bank holiday.
Help us to persuade the government to give England a bank holiday on St George's Day. Take the day off work on Monday, 23 April 2007. If enough of us take a holiday on the same day it will be a powerful message to those in charge.
2006-10-10 09:06:16 · answer #2 · answered by stgeorgesholiday 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
St. George is the patron saint of England. His emblem, a red cross on a white background, is the flag of England. Adopted by Richard the Lion heart it was brought to England in the 12th century. The king's soldiers wore it in their tunics to avoid confusion in battles.
St. George's Day is on April 23rd, so, in a sense, this is England's National Day but unlike other countries, England does not have a celebration to mark this occasion.
2006-10-10 13:00:02 · answer #3 · answered by ~Charmed Flor~ 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
St. George's Day, April 23, is celebrated in several nations of whom Saint George is the patron saint, including Georgia, Bulgaria, Portugal and England.
2006-10-14 01:43:07 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
23 April, which is also Shakespeare's birthday (1564). Shakespeare died on 23 April 1616 as did Cervantes, author of Don Quixote,
2006-10-10 07:04:58 · answer #5 · answered by Turquoise 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋