I just wondered how many people on here celebrate st georges day?

Do you see it just as a time to go drinking, wear silly costumes and swear loyalty to the queen (and government? Is it about being patriotic? Will you be flying a st georges flag from anywhere?

Or do you have feelings that st george was nothing more than a murderer of innocent people in the crusades? Is it all worth it?

Do you not care for st georges day? Is the day relevant?

I wont be celebrating it for the obvious reason im not English,( We have St Andrews Day )however my views on the subject are enjoy it and FLY the St Georges Cross from your homes and work places to show that you are patriotic.In this day and age we have been told as a nation to be less patriotic in various forms ( like council officials demanding flags be removed from homes and work places etc ). I think there should be a Union Flag and also a flag from your own country in every school class room i.e. St Georges cross & the Saltire, Welsh/irish flags including Jewish/Muslim schools( just like America ) and then it might go some way to make ethnic minorities feel part of OUR culture and help them integrate better through the belief that they ARE also British/U.K. Citizens and not just a coloured person living in a western country.

The best way to celebrate a saints/national day is a day off. Then everybody can celebrate in how they see fit; plus it gives the oppportunity to make it into a national occassion. There are too few rituals and traditions.

I think there should be a St George's Pie recipe conviently "discovered" on the grounds of an old abbey somewhere. And similar ones for an ancient ruddy meade served in saxon helm, and a potent cyder enjoyed from a quiver which was quaffed by longbowmen returning from spanking the French and their wenches.
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We've already had letters from the local council... we're not allowed to fly the flag as it could be deemed as Racist or discrimination
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I might go to Luton's celebrations if my pigeons are home earlier enough LINKEE

s6boystu wrote:

We've already had letters from the local council... we're not allowed to fly the flag as it could be deemed as Racist or discrimination

Saint George, it appears, wasn't even English! As far as anyone knows, he came from Syria! (or thereabouts)

So while we complain of having too many 'Middle Easterners' or 'foreigners' in this country, we even have one for our patron saint!

To add to that, England has been a melting pot of different races and nations for thousands of years, so 'being English' owes itself to a lot of other 'hidden' factors anyway.

I will dress the girls up, go down to the pub, if it is a nice day, and have a glass of orange juice

I wont be waving any flags, but I have friends that 'really get into the spirit' so will be there, in a small capacity.

Hey gang,
Bieng the only American at the moment in this conversation can somone please fill me on what is St. Goerges Day?
Out here like one of you guys had said we do fly the flag for freedom. But also it is all the states in our country that fly the same flag.
So what is wrong with flying the flags that you guys want to fly it is not ileagle to fly a flag so do it.
Flying a flag shows that your patrioutism and all of that other stuff that follows.
We have the 4th of July out here for us freedom.
Last I checked when we signed that treaty back in the day to seperate America from England and I believe it is called The Constitution we have the freedom of speach and so on so do you.
So put the flags up and don't worry about it