I should get the day off for my patron saint’s day

April 22, 2007 by paul
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The good news is it looks inevitable that St George’s Day will become a public holiday in England reports the BBC, and some companies are leading the way.

April 23^rd is St.George’s Day, but few people know that. I suspect not many people know that St.George is the patron saint of England, or that the flag of St.George is the English flag – the Union flag (OK, Union Jack if you must) is the flag of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. If you don’t know the difference between England, Britain and the United Kingdom, then check out my page that gives a bit of explanation and background.

Some sites/posts about England & St.George’s Day:

Celebrate St.George’s Day (should it be a .co.uk site?)
StGeorgesDay.com – “A Site for England”
Happy (English non) holiday! @ Shades of Grey
Free admission to Alton Park if you bring a dragon on St.George’s Day
Days to celebrate, by George – the BBC muses on British saints’ days
Tommy English has a nice pin badge in his St.George’s Day post
Happy St George’s Day from Ms Cellania – enjoy the fish & chips
The drink of England … and some fun wallpapers
Campaign for an English Parliament – England is the only country in Europe without its own representative body! (Most Brits think we should have one says poll.)
Campaigning for English Democracy – it’s a sad reflection that their FAQ has to answer the question “You have England in your title – does this mean you are racist?”