Nothing wrong with St George HT. Perhaps take another look at what i was replying to.
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St Georges Day, Nov. 19th--Time to celebrate like the Irish on Paddy's Day
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Nothing wrong with St George HT. Perhaps take another look at what i was replying to.
stripeyshark
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St. Edmund is the Patron Saint of the English St. George is the Patron Saint of England. I celebrate both.
Stato
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Given that England has been a protestant nation for half a millenium, its unsurprising that its people have little interest in the particularly Catholic tradition of celebrating Saints days.
Given that the British Empire was the largest known to history, its unsurprising that our former colonies may not be keen to spend a day celebrating the existence of the English who are, rightly or wrongly, the British people most associated with colonial rule.
Given that St George's Day has not been seen by all as an excuse for everybody who has ever even thought about Englishness to get completely ratted, its unsurprising that its not caught on like St Patrick's.
However, as most of us English, whether patriots, nationalists or neither, have the arrgoance to openly or secretly suscribe to the old adage that 'To be born an Englishman is to have won first place in the lottery of life,' we don't need one day to celebrate being English, because every day is a celebration.*
*Please note that mentioning this to others less fortunate is really not the form, just not cricket and particularly un-English. - This is why the true Englishman, when reminded its St George's day should say 'Oh really?' and not make a fuss.
Given that the British Empire was the largest known to history, its unsurprising that our former colonies may not be keen to spend a day celebrating the existence of the English who are, rightly or wrongly, the British people most associated with colonial rule.
Given that St George's Day has not been seen by all as an excuse for everybody who has ever even thought about Englishness to get completely ratted, its unsurprising that its not caught on like St Patrick's.
However, as most of us English, whether patriots, nationalists or neither, have the arrgoance to openly or secretly suscribe to the old adage that 'To be born an Englishman is to have won first place in the lottery of life,' we don't need one day to celebrate being English, because every day is a celebration.*
*Please note that mentioning this to others less fortunate is really not the form, just not cricket and particularly un-English. - This is why the true Englishman, when reminded its St George's day should say 'Oh really?' and not make a fuss.
daveinprague
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Its only in recent years with the far right, that it has even become an issue. Apart from the odd weekend fete, and church parades in England, its had very little impact during my lifetime. When it was pointed out to 'nationalists' that St George wasnt particularly English, there was a NEED to find an English saint, hence the most recent St Edmund craze. Whilst most people are happy with St George, or indifferent. Its pretty pathetic really.
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Wales is, generally, a much more committed protestant country but St David's Day is a big thing there.
We're really, really not mentioning the cricket at the moment ...
brakespear
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November 19th is International Mens Day. Richard Herring taught me that 
Stato
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The Welsh may be more committed, but this is because showing that you are committed to things is also a particularly un-English trait.
The cricket failure is also not the fault of the English. Its just that the Irish seem to provide a lower standard of English cricketer than the South Africans used to.