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Villan Of The North
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I'm surprised that I'm the first to post on this auspicious subject but still.
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The Fear
A Wise Man (once sat next to him)
Post taken from a good guy on Facebook who I won't name here as I have no idea of his privacy settings on facebook etc....
I've seen a lot of posts about St George's Day, some quite inaccurate, today so I've written some background notes.
Happy Mufti-cultural England Day.
Just to remind folks that we are celebrating the day of the Turkish soldier who was beheaded in 303 A.D. by the Romans and who became known, later, as St George due to his unflagging resolve not to deny his Christianity before execution in Rome. Not really your typical English dragon-slayer; which, by the way, supposedly took place in Libya.
Crusaders returning to Britain in the 11th Century brought stories back of George's exploits as a "protector of soldiers on the battlefield" and 300 years later he became patron Saint of England,
He's also the (or "a" in some cases where multiple saints are celebrated) (patron) saint of Croatia, Portugal, Cyprus, Greece, Serbia, Bulgaria, Romania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Republic of Macedonia and most famously Georgia whose country is named to celebrate St George and whose flag is a perfect reflection of the original cross of St George unlike the English flag which has simplified the cross.
He is he patron saint of soldiers, cavalry, chivalry, horse-riders, saddle makers, farmers and field workers (I assume that means people who own land and people who work on that land!) and people with leprosy or the plague and most amazingly anyone with syphilis (I wonder who the patron saint of gonorrhea is?).
And as all Cubs and Scouts know so well (dib, dib, dib) Saint George is also the patron saint of Scouting as he was seen as a perfect example of "what a scout ought to be".
An excellent patron saint but not necessarily a good reason to see him as the proto-typical Englshman.
I've seen a lot of posts about St George's Day, some quite inaccurate, today so I've written some background notes.
Happy Mufti-cultural England Day.
Just to remind folks that we are celebrating the day of the Turkish soldier who was beheaded in 303 A.D. by the Romans and who became known, later, as St George due to his unflagging resolve not to deny his Christianity before execution in Rome. Not really your typical English dragon-slayer; which, by the way, supposedly took place in Libya.
Crusaders returning to Britain in the 11th Century brought stories back of George's exploits as a "protector of soldiers on the battlefield" and 300 years later he became patron Saint of England,
He's also the (or "a" in some cases where multiple saints are celebrated) (patron) saint of Croatia, Portugal, Cyprus, Greece, Serbia, Bulgaria, Romania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Republic of Macedonia and most famously Georgia whose country is named to celebrate St George and whose flag is a perfect reflection of the original cross of St George unlike the English flag which has simplified the cross.
He is he patron saint of soldiers, cavalry, chivalry, horse-riders, saddle makers, farmers and field workers (I assume that means people who own land and people who work on that land!) and people with leprosy or the plague and most amazingly anyone with syphilis (I wonder who the patron saint of gonorrhea is?).
And as all Cubs and Scouts know so well (dib, dib, dib) Saint George is also the patron saint of Scouting as he was seen as a perfect example of "what a scout ought to be".
An excellent patron saint but not necessarily a good reason to see him as the proto-typical Englshman.
Pride of Lions
I am now official
Yeah, Happy St Georges' Day all.
It's so busy all around here, everyone celebrating, marches, people dressed as St George etc etc...... I don't think.... Lol
Mind you, I have popped down to the shop in the village and I did see a couple of old dragons...... Lol
It's so busy all around here, everyone celebrating, marches, people dressed as St George etc etc...... I don't think.... Lol
Mind you, I have popped down to the shop in the village and I did see a couple of old dragons...... Lol
upthevilla
Vital 1st Team Regular
I'm not nationalistic by any stretch, my heritage isn't even English, but pretty disgusted neither midlands today or Central have declined to even mention or show footage of the largest St George's celebrations IN THE WORLD, taking place in their own back yard, a region they are there to represent, for..... You guessed it, fear of offending anyone. Ball-less bunch of *****.
