Three cheers for St George ???????

For the more traditional amongst us the Watersons and a song for St George. www.youtube.com/watch?v=6BaQeXUKmaY

Kate1949

Happy St George's Day. My family are from Southern Ireland but I was born here. It's a shame more isn't mad if today. We always used to go to the annual St Patrick's Day Parade here in Birmingham which was huge and a great day out.

We used to have a St George's Parade here but some of the more patriotic Welsh parents refused to allow their children to take part and it was abandoned.

We can never take it back because the damage around the world has been done perhaps it’s time for an entirely new one

St George sounds a good bloke but perhaps because of his association with a non existent animal ( presumed to represent the devil) people don’t associate him with a real chap at all and his story is not universally known especially by the future generation

made of not mad if

Happy St George's Day. My family are from Southern Ireland but I was born here. It's a shame more isn't mad if today. We always used to go to the annual St Patrick's Day Parade here in Birmingham which was huge and a great day out.

I like this Maw

The message from Saint George is that it does not matter what nationality you are, be kind and do good to people, whoever they are

Happy St. George’s Day! ?

Happy St George's day .Like Maw I feel its a shame the St Georges Cross has been hijacked by drunks and bigots .My English family dont celebrate the Saints day ,but then neither do most of my fellow Scots celebrate ours .Hopefully the sun will shine on all who are celebrating today

It always flies above our village church, but recently has been joined with that of Ukraine ??????? ??

How sad to see English people feeling shame for being English.

I think it’s such a shame that our English flag has been hijacked by certain groups which makes others reluctant to fly it. Perhaps we should retaliate and indeed, fly it and claim it back.
We should be proud of our flag in the same way other countries are proud (and rightly so) of theirs. ???????.
Yes, urmstongran I’ve seen it flown on churches, too, which is good to see.

It’s also supposed to be William Shakespeare’s birthday. When I was younger I used to wear a red rose (artificial one) on St. George’s Day. We should celebrate it more.

I can’t look at the flag without seeing racist skinheads so I ll never be able to take it back as that is what other countries see probably…. drunken, football skinheads So it’s gone for me in fact I never call myself English I m British

St Edmund was the original patron saint I don’t know much about him either Why do we have patron saints does all religions believe in saints and how does that cover nonbelievers/ agnostics/ atheists Probably the bigger majority

I think Ireland, Scotland, Wales love their flags and patron saints day because it keeps them away from association with England ?

Loved the mini vid volver! I’m going to share it with my sister now.
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Thank you.

It's my birthday...................and the old chappie next door has just died

MawtheMerrier

I am not English by birth but do live here now and I always regret the association of the St George’s cross with the more extreme nationalist groups in our country, not to mention drunken sports (usually but not exclusively football ) fans and those who seek to denigrate or oppress those of other ethnic heritage.
There is not the same racist baggage attached to the Scottish Saltire or the Welsh dragon so why can we not reclaim St George and his flag?

I agree MawtheMerrier

Happy St George's Day Gransnetters

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Yes, Urmstongran, that's just what I mean. Thank you!

Happy St George's Day everyone!

Show of Hands' "Roots" has an interesting take on the flag. Just take it back. Make it your own.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=P5h4PFBuzvw

I've lost St. George and the Union Jack
That's my flag too and I want it back

Actually me too WhenIwasyourage.
I’ve just looked out from our verandah here and there’s one flying at our local Anglican church across the way this morning!

Happy St George's Day to all the English GNers! ???????

I know what you mean about the flag having acquired some unfortunate associations, but I still love the sight of an English village church with a St George's Cross flag flying on the tower.

I feel uncomfortable with the flag for the reasons MawtheMerrier says. In fact, it's made me squirm a bit at all flags now which is a shame.

Seeing people flying the Ukraine flag here warms my heart though.

We were on a campsite last year where a man put up a different flag every day of the week on a 20 foot flag pole outside his tent!!

Wasn’t our previously patron saint St. Edmund, and I believe he was beheaded by the Vikings?

Thanks for all the interesting information, I did think he emanated from Turkey or thereabouts, He sounds very interesting. Maybe he did slay a dragon, people from the Middle East travelled, possibly got to the Island of Komodo, although highly unlikely and stumbled across one of those gigantic Godzilla type lizards, I'll cling to that because it's in keeping with my image of him!

The cross makes me so uncomfortable that I wouldn’t fly a flag

He s the patron of quite a few countries a man of the world but no dragons in England !! I wonder why he was chosen ? And when ? Must do a Google search

There will be lots of countries celebrating his day today.

Happy St George’s Day everyone