Keanie Bean Posted April 23, 2008 Share Posted April 23, 2008 Happy St Georges' day to all. Apparently according to the Metro more is being spent on St Georges' day this year than on any other day before including St Patricks which has always been the bigger celebration here in London. Any body doing anything special? Sarah.x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted April 23, 2008 Share Posted April 23, 2008 Not doing anything special....but Happy St George's Day everyone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted April 23, 2008 Share Posted April 23, 2008 Nor me - but Happy St. George's day!! About time it was recognised - even Google have acknowledged it this year! ....and of course, Happy Birthday to Will! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadMitch Posted April 23, 2008 Share Posted April 23, 2008 Having just moved to Wales shall I get my flag out........Don't think I'm that brave. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowy Posted April 23, 2008 Share Posted April 23, 2008 Happy St Georges Day! We did ours on Saturday - parade through the village with St George on his pony, followed by all the scouts, guides, rainbows, cubs etc, and most of the village children dressed as 'British' characters. So lots of dragons, knights and princesses. Parade ended in the school playing field where they had stocks with a teacher in to throw wet sponges at plus all the usual stalls, tombolas, face painting, bouncy castle. Plus we paid 10p to visit the newly hatched chicks they had in my sons reception class Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted April 23, 2008 Share Posted April 23, 2008 Sounds like a great day Snowy! MM - I would get out the flag, the Welsh would be flying the Dragon wherever they live Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clash City Rocker Posted April 23, 2008 Share Posted April 23, 2008 Having just moved to Wales shall I get my flag out........Don't think I'm that brave. Be Brave, "Fly the Flag" then go out into the street and "slay" one of their Dragons, Just for old times sake Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiggy Posted April 23, 2008 Share Posted April 23, 2008 happy St Georges day everyone, I'm a bit sad my cat Smudge died on this day last year age 19, but although I miss her i have the memories of all the silly things she did they still make me laugh, she was a very stupid but loveable character RIP Smudge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ana's flock Posted April 23, 2008 Share Posted April 23, 2008 It's my mum's birthday today - plus National Books' Day (in Spain) so we always tend to celebrate it in some way - usually buying a book (as if I needed an excuse... ) So apart from the fact that I'd probably be on the dragon's side... HAPPY ST GEORGE'S DAY to all English and Catalan people! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhapsody Posted April 23, 2008 Share Posted April 23, 2008 I remember when youngest son was about 9 he went to school (in South London) dressed as St George with a flag flying out the back of his scooter (which we had put a paper horse's head on) all the taxi and van drivers honked their horns and waved it was lovely. When I got home, my FIL rang me going rah rah we cant celebrate being English we'll all be shot as racists rah rah. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keanie Bean Posted April 23, 2008 Author Share Posted April 23, 2008 It does seem such a shame that the onley time we are allowed to be English is when the footie or ruby teams are doing well in their respective world cups. English should represent all sorts of attitudes and beliefs. I saw a news article this week about how tolerant the English people were about the amount of immigrants we have housed over the past 50 or so years since Enoch Powells famous rivers of blood speech. His predictions were not true and we as a nation should be proud of that. We have some beautiful countryside, attractions and people in England, we should finally feel free to be proud. No other country has such a problem so why the hell do we? Fly those flags babes, it does not mean you are a racist in the slightest. Sarah.x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiggy Posted April 23, 2008 Share Posted April 23, 2008 Sarah you are so right, my moms family are Irish & we have a great time on Paddys day we should be more proud of england its a great place to live, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickencam Posted April 23, 2008 Share Posted April 23, 2008 A bit of national pride would do this country the power of good, there is too much negitivity around and too many negative things associated with the flag. I am English but grew up largely in North Wales and the Welsh are very proud of their country, just as we should be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tessa the Duchess Posted April 23, 2008 Share Posted April 23, 2008 I agree a bit of National pride would not go amiss right now. Although I don't think we Brits are culturally into flag waving, in the US and Canada their respective flags fly from most business buildings and people have them flying in their gardens too. The only thing I remember on St.Georges day is that if you make elderflower wine, St. Georges day is the day to collect the flowers. Tessa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fairy&cake Posted April 23, 2008 Share Posted April 23, 2008 I live in St Georges, its a village in Telford. But "Ooops, word censored!"odys doing anything Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cate in NZ Posted April 23, 2008 Share Posted April 23, 2008 I heard on the radio this morning that Borough Market is setting stalls at Trafalgar Square today for St George's Day I love Borough Market, I'd have liked to go up there for a wander around today & see what's going on. Instead I'm celebrating the day at work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tenzin Posted April 23, 2008 Share Posted April 23, 2008 I always enjoy St Georges day as it's my birthday Shame English people seem frightened to enjoy this day , seems politicaly wrong in many peoples minds Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cate in NZ Posted April 23, 2008 Share Posted April 23, 2008 I always enjoy St Georges day as it's my birthday Have a great day Tenzin. Happy Birthday Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted April 23, 2008 Share Posted April 23, 2008 Shame English people seem frightened to enjoy this day A colleague of Him Indoors always wears a tail coat and a rose in his buttonhole to work on St George's day . Good for him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubereglu Posted April 23, 2008 Share Posted April 23, 2008 Happy St. George's day. Have been thinking of my late friend Janice today and her husband Julian. She's the reason why there is a St. George flag flying from St. John's church as when she first came to Yeovil on St George's day, (her birthday) she wanted to know why there wasn't a flag flying and they said the one they had had fallen apart. Later on she went out and bought one for them to fly. Now she's passed away in rememberance of her and after her death 2 years ago her son and daughters got together some money to buy a new St George's flag. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ana's flock Posted April 23, 2008 Share Posted April 23, 2008 I always enjoy St Georges day as it's my birthday Shame English people seem frightened to enjoy this day , seems politicaly wrong in many peoples minds UNBELIEVABLE! In other countries this would be a National Holiday and people would be out in the streets dressed up as knights and dragons partying... Another way to look at it: come Duwali, Eid, Chinese New Year etc and the children at school build things to celebrate all the wonderful diversity of this lovely land... when it comes to the traditional British celebration day (both Christian and pre-Christian) they get totally ignored - in fact most people don't even remember the 8 pre-Christian festivals of the year... well, perhaps Samhain, but only because the Americans celebrate it under the name of Halloween... tut tut tut So don't be shy peeps and CELEBRATE! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riane Posted April 23, 2008 Share Posted April 23, 2008 We had a Saint George assembly at school followed by maypole dancing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
missuscluck Posted April 23, 2008 Share Posted April 23, 2008 We went to a St Georges celebration in Nantwich on Sunday. Just a few stalls and medieval dancing and such. We have a friend who owns a fairground organ which we loan to take to shows from time to time and we were asked to take it along and play on the square. It rained all day! We were next to a nice man doing punch and judy, magic and balloon modelling which was most entertaining. The kids enjoyed it. My step daughter is in St Johns ambulance and spent the day on duty as David Dickinsons real deal was there. I didnt see him, but she did. Apparently he is every bit as day-glow as he is on the telly!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 23, 2008 Share Posted April 23, 2008 to my mind it makes way more sense for wales and ireland to celebrate their national days - as they have something to tangible against which to celebrate it - the preservation of what is perceived to be a minority culture - persecuted by a larger body (the scots don't go quite so big on St Andrew's Day) bottom line for me is that it simply isn't very "English" flag waving isn't really compatible with phlegmatic self-deprecation - the true essence of "Englishness" it's what distinguishes us from the Americans Phil (not getting excited at all about St George's Day) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...