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[Misc] Brighton ignores St George’s Day
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HellBilly
where did you find a Pole from, I thought Brexit dealt with that….
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HellBilly
Oh great, I won’t be able to get this vision out of my head now.
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Yes indeed. Growing up in the 60s and 70s I really don't recall any St George's day celebrations. Well apart from when I was in the Cubs as St George is also the patron saint of the Scout movement. So on the 23rd April we'd , um ..... well actually I can't remember what we did. I think all that happened was that Akela would tell us that St George was the patron saint of the Scout movement (Boy Scout movement as it was then) and also the patron saint of England. Then we probably went and played football.
So there were no celebrations, no parades, no street parties, no bunting, no tuppence off a pint of mild 'n' bitter - and that glorious non-celebration has continued to this day, only now it's seen as a sign of how the English are also oppressed victims unable to celebrate our own culture.
So I shall have a traditional, old-fashioned, proper English St George's day - I shall do bugger all to celebrate it.
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Same here, don’t recall a single year when St George was celebrated. It only seems in recent times folk have even bothered with the St George cross;,it was the Union flag when I was a kid. Starting a celebration now seems a bit false, a plastic show of patriotism. Besides, it’s too close to International Workers Day…I save my energies for this.
Thunder Bolt
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Happy birthday William Shakespeare
Nicks
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Razzoo
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Happy St. George’s Day
Me and my Monkey
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Maybe we should have a Shakespeare Night, much like the Scots have Burns Night which they seem to enjoy infinitely more than their patron saint day. At least Shakespeare is indisputably English, unlike either of the other nominees. Not sure what his flag would be like, or what special, fun things we'd do to celebrate!
Iggle Piggle
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Dr Alban is a Swede. I'm not celebrating a saints days traipsing round ikea and building an Ulrika bookcase.
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All things considered, doing nothing and complaining about the injustice of it all seems the most appropriate thing for today.
Indeed. It's also my wife's birthday as well! (Another reason St George has to take a back seat in our house).
schmunk
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Will they be serving Gammon?
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Happy St George's Day!
And with just 3 days to go until 26th April, what better way to celebrate than to hit the bar with Morris? (Dancing also available.)
The side welcomes those who feel they fit into a male-presenting space, whether cis male, trans men, non-binary or gender non-conforming.
Date - 23/04/2024
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
We meet to dance for St. George’s Day, Shakespeare’s birthday, Shakespeare’s death day and so much more.
We are joined by our lovely friends from Cuckoo’s Nest Morris.
And with just 3 days to go until 26th April, what better way to celebrate than to hit the bar with Morris? (Dancing also available.)
Brighton Morris
We are a Morris Side from Brighton, who dance in the Cotswold tradition – dances from Oxfordshire, Gloucestershire and our own from Lewes, East Sussex. (We use hankies, sticks and no face paint). In general we practise in the Winter and dance out in the Summer.The side welcomes those who feel they fit into a male-presenting space, whether cis male, trans men, non-binary or gender non-conforming.
St George’s Day – First Dance Out of the Season
Date/TimeDate - 23/04/2024
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
We meet to dance for St. George’s Day, Shakespeare’s birthday, Shakespeare’s death day and so much more.
We are joined by our lovely friends from Cuckoo’s Nest Morris.
Chimney House
28 Upper Hamilton Road
Brighton
Whenever I see Morris dancers, I start to wonder whether we'd have been better off if we hadn't won the war.
Deportivo Seagull
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A bit of a tart is he not.'Saint George's Day is the feast day of Saint George, notably England's patron saint, but celebrated also by Christian churches, countries, and regions of which he is the patron saint, including Bulgaria, Ethiopia, Greece, Georgia, Portugal, Romania, Syria, Lebanon, Catalonia, Alcoi, Aragon, and Rio de Janeiro.'
He gets around, does old Georgey boy, doesn't he?
Why can’t we have an International Non workers day ?
It’s Health and Safety gone mad.
keaton
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BBC Four - For Folk's Sake: Morris Dancing and Me
Richard Macer asks what can save the male Morris dancer from extinction. The answer, women
This bbc4 doc on Morris Dancing is very good and might slightly change your mind
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I like the idea of this; celebrate by sitting on the couch watching day time tv.