ST GEORGE'S DAY

 THE 23RD APRIL SHOULD BE A DAY WHEN ALL ENGLISH PEOPLE COME

TOGETHER TO CELEBRATE AND HAVE FUN!

In 1222 the Council of Oxford declared April 23rd to be St George’s Day

It was not until 1348 that St George became the Patron Saint of England

In 1415, St George’s Day was declared a national

feast day and holiday in England

However, after the union with Scotland at the end of the 18th Century,

the tradition diminished and since has not been widely

acknowledged and is no longer a national holiday

Traditional customs were to fly the St George’s flag

and wear a red rose in one’s lapel

The hymn ‘Jerusalem’ was also sung on the 23rd April, or the

nearest Sunday to that date, in churches across the nation

The 23 April 1616 was also the date of the death of the English

playwright William Shakespeare. UNESCO marked this historic

date by declaring it the International Day of the Book.