Happy St Georges Day!! So what does it mean to me – born and bred in Greater London with parents and Grandparents all living/working in the East End of London, not a lot actually. I’ve only remembered it’s St Georges Day because City AM had a advert cover saying ‘Happy St George’s Day’ for some Spread Betting Online Account (huh?). The BBC website had a piece on their home page about it but that’s all I’ve seen, which is very unlike St Patrick’s Day, which I wrote about before. I’m doing my bit by writing about it so here is a brief history lesson on St George and his dragon.
Born in Turkey in the 3rd Century AD, become a Roman soldier and beheaded in Palestine. April 23rd became St George’s Day in 1222. The dragon is a big myth! Sorry it’s so short (I did say it would be brief) but there is a really good article on the BBC about his life if you want to read more.
Well it’s nine o’clock at night and after a stroll around the streets of my home town earlier I only noticed two St George’s Cross flags and that was it. Admittedly if I had gone to the pub tonight I might of seen more evidence of the celebrations for St George’s Day. Maybe next year will be better… more like St Patrick’s Day (fingers crossed)!
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