Today is William Shakespeare's supposed birthday as well as St. George's day (patron saint of England)- odd coincidence? One way we might celebrate is by using older English in a fun way. For example, I heard about these guys that got up the international talk- like- a- pirate day and that's okay but the date was set for a nonsensical reason and I think it would be more fun to scrap that and set it for this anniversary except we would just use old tyme phrases and not limit it to just pirates. We could have schoolchildren learning from all this- maybe merchandisers would get in on the act too. What say ye?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Talk_Like_a_Pirate_Day
http://www.stgeorgesday.com/home
http://mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/heartofengland/birthday.htm
2007-04-23 06:20:49 · 10 answers · asked by Savalatte 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Holidays ➔ Other - Holidays
For the record, no one has told me I'm English because I'm an American but I keep seeing this talk like a pirate day thing (some people have celebrated this for a few years now) and I've always thought it would be better done on this date is all.
Also, I'm not trying to rival Christmas for heaven's sake.
2007-04-23 06:38:12 · update #1
Also, I think it's cool if English people do something special for themselves since many bring this up anyway.
2007-04-23 07:25:44 · update #2
Lovely idea.
It could be called Renaissance Day.
There could be performances of plays, lectures, musuem presentations, poetry readings, new sonnet contests, etc.,
etc.--ending with a foodfest of old British items, Elizabethan music, maybe a costume contest.
It doesn't matter if Will Shakpere wrote the "William Shakespeare"plays or not--I say he didn't...The overwhelming need appears to be for a holiday to celebrate the Renaissance, to remember the man who did write the Shakespearean Poet's works, and his grand contemporaries.
Just to do something other than what adenoidal incompetent young actors do to gross people out on bad tv shows, all about crazed teens and people coming back from the dead.
Let's bring back the English Renaissance instead!
2007-04-23 06:29:50 · answer #1 · answered by Robert David M 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have never actually celebrated st georges day, and am wary of people doing what they've done with Christmas and just use it as an excuse to get legless and spend heaps of cash ( I can do those anytime)
2007-04-23 13:24:21 · answer #2 · answered by Tilly Ward 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yeah youre right our country does nothing to celebrate our british day-st georges day but celebrate everything else especially st patricks day a lot of papers and shops and media etc promote st patricks day but not st georges day!they should have it as a bank holiday or something!oh but at alto towers today apparently if u got dressed up as a dragon or brought a cuddly dragon and dressed up as a knight u got in free 2day only!!!
2007-04-23 13:32:35 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Aye!
Ziggy Zoggy Ziggy Zoggy Hoy Hoy Hoy!
2007-04-23 13:24:25 · answer #4 · answered by Scotty Doesnt Know 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
St. George's day should be a national holiday.
If the Scot's get their way with St. Andrews day, we've got to push for ours.
2007-04-23 13:28:40 · answer #5 · answered by Mighty C 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Aye! Methinks thou hast come upon an excellent idea.
Huzzah!
2007-04-23 13:29:41 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'd prefer an Earth day. Countries are social constructs. You're only English because you're told you are.
2007-04-23 13:25:54 · answer #7 · answered by Snowth 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Let's all have a nice cup of tea
2007-04-23 17:00:06 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
wow cool and all but I think you need an outdoor hobby !
2007-04-23 13:25:56 · answer #9 · answered by lise z 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, because I don't care about it that much.
2007-04-23 13:29:20 · answer #10 · answered by jracer524 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋