St George’s Day today.

Here’s my happy St George’s Day greeting - proper English bluebells which seeded themselves in my Welsh garden 🤣

Happy St George’s Day to the English GN’s.

Thanks for that Churchview- made me laugh and heaven knows I need one!

A huge St George's cross flag is flapping away on top of the church tower outside my window. Our churchwarden obviously doesn't read the Daily Mail.

Happy St George's Day! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

We've held St George's Day Dinners in our village, partly instead of Burns Night (we are south of the Border!).

But St Edmund is a much better candidate for patron saint of England (look him up - too long a story for here) and was considered for the role at one time, centuries ago.

Well, well … according to the Daily Mail today:

“Those waking up today to hoist the St George's flag to celebrate the patron saint will be surprised to find out they have the wrong date.

St George's Day is usually celebrated on April 23 every year. However, the Church of England has put back this year's feast day to Monday, April 28.

According to church rules, no saint's day can take place in the week before or after Easter.”

Who knew?
Not me.

I didn’t know that.

Bet they kicked themselves for using up George the first time round😬

It’s UK royal Louis’ 7th birthday today too!

I have a St George flag, it is the size of a garage door, I don’t know living in Wales if my neighbours would appreciate it.

NanKate

And it’s Shakespeare’s birthday too.

And my birthday too - just hit the Big One.

And it’s Shakespeare’s birthday too.

We need to reclaim him don't we?

I know - so many grans wish Scottish & Welsh grans a ‘happy (saint) day’ but our patron saint hardly gets a mention. 🤷‍♀️

Sago
Do you really want to open that can of worms 😂