Why the interest? Do the Irish participate in St Davids day celebrations? Not that we, the english, have any real offical celebrations for St David anyway - we rather take part in St Patricks day. Is there a historical reason?
2007-03-19 06:00:00 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Holidays ➔ St. Patrick's Day
sorry meant St George for the English not St David.
2007-03-19 06:02:40 · update #1
Its just another excuse for a piss up....
2007-03-19 06:02:46 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
Well i come from an Irish family so always celebrate, but i am English born and i think it's a shame that people do not celebrate st Georges day the same way.
I think that alot of people are scared of celebrating it ,and i have to be honest because of all the mixed faiths etc etc and are scared in someway of being labeled racist.
2007-03-19 06:12:03 · answer #2 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I think if they made st Georges day the same as st Patrick's day then more English would take part,
get every pub to be involved then everybody would want to join in and get drunk..
There is no historical reason it just the english like any excuse to down a few to many pints
2007-03-19 06:10:58 · answer #3 · answered by dreams 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋
St. Patrick was actually English, St. George was a Palestinian I think.
That said, I do agree with what you are saying, I wish St. George's day was a bigger deal because it seems a shame we can't sing to the rafters about being English anymore... we ran the world once, and despite some bad things we did, we also did a lot of good (we brought democracy, advancement, were first nation to end the slave trade, didn't fight to hold our colonies like the French did in Vietnam and the Belgians did in the Congo, stopped Napoleon form conquering Europe, not to mention the Nazis... the list goes on)
Now its something to be ashamed of apparently. Shame.
2007-03-19 06:07:22 · answer #4 · answered by Caffeine Fiend 4 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Probably because so many Irish live in England you are awarer of the celebrations and like a good party, don't question it just enjoy
2007-03-19 06:06:30 · answer #5 · answered by guzzler 1 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Its probably because we have nearly all got a bit of irish in us,or welsh or scottish,we have all been in the melting pot.
And anyway,St Patrick wasn't Irish,he was Welsh.
2007-03-19 06:08:35 · answer #6 · answered by Pat R 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I dont- and all the people celebrating St Patricks day round my area were australian or kiwi which is even weirder!
2007-03-19 06:12:51 · answer #7 · answered by Georgie 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It is just a good excuse for a drink. I do celebrate St Geroges day, but some how St Paddy's day just seems more fun some how...
2007-03-19 06:10:01 · answer #8 · answered by diggs 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
because i suppose we're not allowed to celebrate St Georges Day. Its an excuse for an all day pissup.
2007-03-19 06:26:19 · answer #9 · answered by phil 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
the english just like been part of the irish as they know the irish are the best at everything.
its great that other countries are getting into getting involved with other countries national days etc
2007-03-19 06:13:50 · answer #10 · answered by flower 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Saint Patrick was is the patron saint who was the first Christian to bring Christianity to Ireland. This is something for all Christians to celebrate. It is a day for remembering missionaries worldwide and sending our prayers to them. Wearing green, etc. just symbolizes our remembering Saint Patrick himself, as we think of green and shamrocks, etc. as symbols of Ireland I guess, and that is where Saint Patrick was a missionary.
For some, it is just a day to party and get drunk, but to some of us it is a religious holiday - a day to remember and be thankful for missionaries.
2007-03-19 06:12:48 · answer #11 · answered by mmct21 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋