Happy St George's Day

[SciNeT]

I can't see what the big issue is with celebrating your country? Why must it be deemed nationalist, racist, whatever else?

Well it is English nationalism, but that's a good thing, as for morons seeing racist connotations that don't exist, good, hope they get ulcers over it ))

it's been a great St-George's day, sunshine, got my little boy a gift for his Saint's day, great big smile on his face, now Mrs Tosno is making home made fish n' chips

Same here, hosting family today with a proper roast planned for this evening to celebrate in style, we'll have a few drinks later too, probably Bombardier Glorious English

 

[something daft already!!]

No, Your Christian name usually has a saint, unless you are called moonflower or something.

I don't have a "Christian name" as I do not follow the teachings of mythical and magical beings but I do have a first name.

 

[Orionaut]

I agree...somewhat, should all patron saint's days be ignored? I certainly think so, starting mainly with St. Patrick's day. It's not even British ***.

Ireland is one of the British Isles, I would say that St Patricks day is a British festival even if it is not necessarily an English/Scottish/Welsh one.

 

[datalol-jack]

Pfft... Whatever happened to the good old fashioned Bacchanalia?

 

[Destination]

Ireland is one of the British Isles, I would say that St Patricks day is a British festival even if it is not necessarily an English/Scottish/Welsh one.

eh?
By that do you mean the British sometimes celebrate it with a pint, and remark regarding it, or what?

 

[Tunney]

Happy birthday Georgie.

 

[Orionaut]

eh?
By that do you mean the British sometimes celebrate it with a pint, and remark regarding it, or what?

British isles

English people are British, Scottish people are British, Welsh people are British, and yes, Irish people are British too!

St Patricks day is therefore a British tradition.

 

[Neil79]

Happy Syrian refugee day!

Happy sinking ship day!

 

[Orionaut]

Uh... no. Dinosaurs were long dead by the time humans existed.

Dinosaur bones weren't just discovered by the Victorians!

People have been digging these bones up for thousands of years!

The idea that the discovery of these bones might have lead to the idea of "Dragons" or "Giants" is not unreasonable.

 

[Gabbatek]

Happy roman army guy day

 

[Nitefly]

Happy St. George's Day!

God some of you lot do love a good moan - it's like you have nothing better to do

 

[itchy]

Do we have to fast for 30 days now, am not too sure?

 

[Angilion]

For me the stupid part is St George, a foreigner who never visited England is our Saint.

England is weird like that. Consider the two most famous English kings - Arthur and Richard the Lionheart. Arthur (assuming he existed) wasn't English and fought against the English. Richard wasn't English and blighted England by gouging money out of it to fund his attempt to become king of France. Alfred, arguably the greatest king of England, is almost totally forgotten and most of the few people who know about him know him only as someone who burnt some cakes.

St Hilda would probably be a better choice for the patron saint of England, given how much influence she had in shaping Christianity in England.

 

[The Mad Rapper]

Happy St. George's day.

Really gets on my **** we don't celebrate it like the other patron Saints

Why? Religion has no place in modern life, it shouldn't be a surprise.

 

[Tunney]

God some of you lot do love a good moan - it's like you have nothing better to do

The perfect way to celebrate the patron saint of England.

 

[fish_dan]

Question: Will St Georges Day ever be made into a national holiday?