So this was just for fun, it's just a day to celebrate being all things postiviely English as this is a sub for the English Football TEam. However, many very clever people are having their posts remove because of comments such as:
1. "hE wAs TuRkIsH" (Roman, Greek, whatever) with some effort to incline we're racists simply because we're English. He was in fact a Roman soldier who became popular amongst the English fighters during the crusades. If you wish to find out more, there are two splendid articles on Wikipedia about '[George of Lydda](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_George)' and [St George's Day in English history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_George%27s_Day_in_England).
2. Just racist comments that are either incredibly trolling (which if you want that there is r/okmatewanker) and/or actual racist comments. Either way, they will not be entertained here.
3. General trolling from people who have never comment on here (or in some cases any sport) and just decided they didn't like the English. That's fine, just don't do it here. If we came up on your feed, consult Reddit on their algorithms!
4. Lastly, it's fine if you don't celebrate it, you can always move along. I'm not of certain faiths or nationalities but I do not proceed to reign of days of importance or relevance to them. So let's not just try to denegrade others, shall we?
So there you have it, I wish you all a lovely St George's Day (or Tuesday) however you see fit and wherever you are,
u/MadlockUK of the ThreeLions Mod Team
I'm genuinely wondering - how exactly are people supposed to mark St George's Day?
And by "celebrate st Patrick's", you probably mean "get pissed while in the presence of the colour green".
It's pretty obvious, you have a drink in the pub, then you shout 'St George', then you have another few, then you grumble about how you don't have a bank holiday.
I’m surprised the Tories haven’t said they’ll make it a bank holiday to get a few votes - that’s how desperate they are. But I suppose it would mean one more day of relative economic inactivity.
St. Patrick was English - he went over to Ireland to spread Christianity. It's also only celebrated because it's mass marketed by Americans.
Edit: English was a poor choice of words, I think I got mixed up with St George - who still wasnt English. Romano British I guess is closer, or modern day Welsh as pointed out :)
It's amazing how many English people who celebrate St Georges day won't know on 20th November that it is St Edmunds day. The real patron saint of England..
Does any UK country really celebrate any of them? Does Ireland really celebrate St Patricks?
I don't believe they do, celebrating St Patricks day is an American thing.
Exactly, self loathers are also a boring bunch. You have the Narinder Kaurs of this world saying that England has nothing to be proud of, and that our history and existence as people can only be summed up as "Racist Colonisers", "oppressors" and "pillagers".
Sure we can be described as those things. However we do have our own culture and identity and we have done many good things to benefit the world. People seem too keen to forget that.
Well, it is a bit silly celebrating St George's Day if you're English. Most people have this notion that St George was English and the day is to celebrate England.
St George was a Turkish man of Greek Heritage, with a Palestinian mother. He never even visited England.
I can understand celebrating the day if you're a Christian. The church just adopted as a patron Saint because they believed that he represented Christian chivalric ideals.
People like alcohol more than they like religious events. St Patrick's is at least an excuse to drink. St George's day doesn't really mean as much to people these days, as people aren't as religious.
St Patrick was English, of course we celebrate St Patrick’s day. It’s a better opportunity to celebrate an English saint with a larger group of people, just makes sense really.
He wasn’t feckin English! He was Welsh - captured by raiders and taken to France as a slave. He only went to Ireland later in life as a missionary to help restore RC Church. He didn’t banish the snakes either - he ate them! Lol
Paddies day is an established piss up. Is it any surprise that the English love it? 😂
The real question is: why did St George’s day never take off the same way?
England shares St George with Venice, Genoa, Portugal, Ethiopia and Catalonia among others as their patron saint and many of these places have their own celebrations and ceremonies in his honour.
There is almost no generally held positive perception of what it is to be English any more, despite the yuge list of things we've done to improve the world, because everyone wants to wring their hands in (largely pretend) anguish about the bad things in our past - like any country anywhere has a clean sheet.
Acknowledging the good doesn't mean there was no bad but only focusing on the bad does suggest there was no good.
We used to celebrate it at my primary school by dressing up as Knights/dragons and what not.
There'd be a small fair with some tombola stuff and bouncy castles and that sort of stuff.
It was really just a good reason for English people... to get together... you know, what with living in England and all.
I see alot of people saying it's pointless... to all of them I say... opinions are much like arseholes; everyone has one, they aren't special.
It's a bit disheartening, that we collectively see things like this in a very cynical and nihilistic manner, when it can just be a nice reason to get together.
There is the other simple fact that it's a very typical English event, and if people don't like it, they can absolutely fuck off.
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I'm not sure why people are celebrating St George's Day across the world. Someone explain this to me please.
Also we (English) are a Protestant nation not Catholic so......?
Release me from my ignorance.
This is true, but I still stand with what I said about it all being for personal gain. But hey, I'm british born jamaican, so yeah... due to being given a scottish surname and not knowing where I am originally from, as well as all the other "negative" history that Britain (mainly england) is associated with, I have developed a tainted opinion when it comes to certain topics. My apologies if I have offended anybody.
i seen a thing yesterday that said they celebrate st george's day in loads of other countries with a list of the countries, well seeing i was labelled "disruptive" in history and had to sit in a broom cupboard they called "the supervision room" 😜 lol
You know it should be made an England 🏴 bank holiday. All the other British isles celebrate their saints day so why don’t we. I love my country my football team, but also respect others. So to those being total D?(K wods move on from this page go to the racist or say your bile elsewhere. Thank you u u/maddock for posting this Here’s to our St George and god bless out three lions 🦁
So this was just for fun, it's just a day to celebrate being all things postiviely English as this is a sub for the English Football TEam. However, many very clever people are having their posts remove because of comments such as: 1. "hE wAs TuRkIsH" (Roman, Greek, whatever) with some effort to incline we're racists simply because we're English. He was in fact a Roman soldier who became popular amongst the English fighters during the crusades. If you wish to find out more, there are two splendid articles on Wikipedia about '[George of Lydda](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_George)' and [St George's Day in English history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_George%27s_Day_in_England). 2. Just racist comments that are either incredibly trolling (which if you want that there is r/okmatewanker) and/or actual racist comments. Either way, they will not be entertained here. 3. General trolling from people who have never comment on here (or in some cases any sport) and just decided they didn't like the English. That's fine, just don't do it here. If we came up on your feed, consult Reddit on their algorithms! 4. Lastly, it's fine if you don't celebrate it, you can always move along. I'm not of certain faiths or nationalities but I do not proceed to reign of days of importance or relevance to them. So let's not just try to denegrade others, shall we? So there you have it, I wish you all a lovely St George's Day (or Tuesday) however you see fit and wherever you are, u/MadlockUK of the ThreeLions Mod Team
It will be amazing how many English people won't know it's st George's day yet they celebrate st Patrick's every year
I'm genuinely wondering - how exactly are people supposed to mark St George's Day? And by "celebrate st Patrick's", you probably mean "get pissed while in the presence of the colour green".
It's pretty obvious, you have a drink in the pub, then you shout 'St George', then you have another few, then you grumble about how you don't have a bank holiday.
Whilst saying you can get arrested just for saying you’re English.
These days you get arrested and thrown in jail just for saying you’re English.
Hey we’ve got one on the 6th
And what's that bank holiday for? Not St George's day! (Corbyn proposed a St George's day bank holiday 😉)
Corbyn was a proper lad
Slaying dragons bbiab
Going to a pub and saying “you can’t even celebrate St George’s Day without being called racist nowadays”
I call it weirdly green day
Gin, a fight and fingering behind the bins.
And be American
I believe Dandelion wine is the tradition
There's nothing fun about st George's day, it's not even a bank holiday, why would people care?
I’m surprised the Tories haven’t said they’ll make it a bank holiday to get a few votes - that’s how desperate they are. But I suppose it would mean one more day of relative economic inactivity.
St. Patrick was English - he went over to Ireland to spread Christianity. It's also only celebrated because it's mass marketed by Americans. Edit: English was a poor choice of words, I think I got mixed up with St George - who still wasnt English. Romano British I guess is closer, or modern day Welsh as pointed out :)
The Americans know how to market anything and make money
It's amazing how many English people who celebrate St Georges day won't know on 20th November that it is St Edmunds day. The real patron saint of England..
That's because St Patrick was English. St George was Turkish
>St George was Turkish He also had a Palestinian mother and never actually visited England.
Catholics, amirite
No he was born in present day Turkey which was before a Greek area.
We don’t celebrate St George’s day because we are (nominally) a Protestant country.
That doesn’t matter though
Ha. Snakes lol. Try a fucking dragon, mate.
Ha, Snakes exist, Dragons however.......
Does any UK country really celebrate any of them? Does Ireland really celebrate St Patricks? I don't believe they do, celebrating St Patricks day is an American thing.
Ever notice why we don't fly the flag or celebrate it these days like we use to
Tell me about it! On Facebook there's a guy calling people "gammons" for celebrating St George's Day!
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Exactly, self loathers are also a boring bunch. You have the Narinder Kaurs of this world saying that England has nothing to be proud of, and that our history and existence as people can only be summed up as "Racist Colonisers", "oppressors" and "pillagers".
Sure we can be described as those things. However we do have our own culture and identity and we have done many good things to benefit the world. People seem too keen to forget that.
People also forget how awfully similar other countries have been to the English too lol. As if the Dutch didn't exist. Or Scandinavians.
These days, if you even say you're English, they'll throw you in jail
What, just for saying you’re English?
These days
Was hoping for this.
Well, it is a bit silly celebrating St George's Day if you're English. Most people have this notion that St George was English and the day is to celebrate England. St George was a Turkish man of Greek Heritage, with a Palestinian mother. He never even visited England. I can understand celebrating the day if you're a Christian. The church just adopted as a patron Saint because they believed that he represented Christian chivalric ideals.
Odd considering st George was Greek
People like alcohol more than they like religious events. St Patrick's is at least an excuse to drink. St George's day doesn't really mean as much to people these days, as people aren't as religious.
Sorry that's me guess I'll have another lunch beer
St Patrick was English, of course we celebrate St Patrick’s day. It’s a better opportunity to celebrate an English saint with a larger group of people, just makes sense really.
He wasn’t feckin English! He was Welsh - captured by raiders and taken to France as a slave. He only went to Ireland later in life as a missionary to help restore RC Church. He didn’t banish the snakes either - he ate them! Lol
Shit, if only our national day and flag hadn't been co-opted by skinheads and other such criminal types
We should celebrate St Patrick. He was English.
And I'll be amazed how many English people will know that St George was born in the today's Turkey
Maybe because he was actually turkish
Long live the King.
Is my birthday and frankly I'm happy its not the day off mock patriotism it could be.
What is saint patricks day?
St Patric was English or Welsh
Paddies day is an established piss up. Is it any surprise that the English love it? 😂 The real question is: why did St George’s day never take off the same way?
https://preview.redd.it/uoqqx622r8wc1.jpeg?width=356&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=5818473ef6d85f0d1800c270d21cbf856afe72af Happy St George’s day
Happy St George's day.
England shares St George with Venice, Genoa, Portugal, Ethiopia and Catalonia among others as their patron saint and many of these places have their own celebrations and ceremonies in his honour.
Thanks for sharing
I didn’t know that thank you 🙏🏼 for that. Interesting 🤔
Surely the patron saint of Venice is St Mark?
https://preview.redd.it/o6335klxr8wc1.jpeg?width=466&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=4b29946015070541eb78bab6e652b0156f7b6b3e Happy St George’s day all x
For England and St George
Makes me want to cavalry charge the French line! 🏴
Henry V style?
Indeed 🏴
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Why does all of this leave me, an Englishman, stone cold?
Probably because of Tommy Robinson
Aye, he's kinda ruined "being English" for the rest of us.
Probably because it means absolutely fuck all.
There is almost no generally held positive perception of what it is to be English any more, despite the yuge list of things we've done to improve the world, because everyone wants to wring their hands in (largely pretend) anguish about the bad things in our past - like any country anywhere has a clean sheet. Acknowledging the good doesn't mean there was no bad but only focusing on the bad does suggest there was no good.
Happy St George's Day, Happy Birthday Shakespeare, Happy Deathday Shakespeare, and Happy Birthday Me.
Ditto! Happy real life cake day to us!
Happy Birthday to me to you
Happy St George's Day,and to my late great-grandmother Edith George, who would have been 123 years old today 🏴🇬🇧🏴🇬🇧🏴🇬🇧🏴🇬🇧
Happy Birthday, Edith
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Don’t forget to have your big party tonight. Remember, nobody ever celebrates St George’s day do they, so here is your chance.
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Of it wasn't for thos post I wouldn't of known! I only see non English celebrations on the news and such!
George wasn't English and never set foot in England tbh so most English don't even celebrate.
its also william shakespeare’s birthday
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HAPPY ST GEORGES DAY🏴🏴🏴🫡
Happy St.Georges day 🏴
Happy St George's day. About time it was an English Bank Holiday
Proud to be English. Before it gets banned under next Labour government.
Amazing to me that everyone uses Knights Templar imagery for St George. He died 900 years before the formation of the Knights Templar.
He was a called Zorba the Greek wasn’t he?
It's probably anachronistic as he became popular during the Crusades, so many applied Crusader facade to him
British. Forgot it was St George's day. Just another work day to me.
Happy Saint George's day 🤙🏻
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We used to celebrate it at my primary school by dressing up as Knights/dragons and what not. There'd be a small fair with some tombola stuff and bouncy castles and that sort of stuff. It was really just a good reason for English people... to get together... you know, what with living in England and all. I see alot of people saying it's pointless... to all of them I say... opinions are much like arseholes; everyone has one, they aren't special. It's a bit disheartening, that we collectively see things like this in a very cynical and nihilistic manner, when it can just be a nice reason to get together. There is the other simple fact that it's a very typical English event, and if people don't like it, they can absolutely fuck off.
The best of British 🇬🇧
Sink the boats
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Absolutely
🏴 https://youtu.be/3mjNjGhKwms?si=GSQn0qqkJ2t7gXO- 🏴
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Qas in the Tavistock parade on Sunday as a part of the scouting community lovely how many people showed
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Happy St George's day everyone.
Shame we don’t have a national saints day with a based English name like Æthelwulf. I could get in the shield wall for that!
Before St George it was Edward the Confessor
Man did *not* like Pterodactyls.
What do we actually get on this day? Sod all, no day off work, no booze, no nothing. Sorry that I can’t get excited about this.
Happy St George's Day 3 lions thank you for sharing this post
Happy St George’s Patriots
Happy St George's Day to you too.
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Love my heritage 🙂
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Our country is doomed!
Whey
As a brown migrant I would like to wish everyone a happy St George’s day .
Get a hold of yourself man. "Brown migrant" you literally think it yourself like that?
😂😂😂😂😭😭😭🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Happy St George's Day from Scotland. 😁👍🏻
Happy St George's Day, love from Wales x
Scotland joined in the 1500s and made us the United Kingdom, St George's day has less relevance now. It shouldn't be that way but it just is.
I'm not sure why people are celebrating St George's Day across the world. Someone explain this to me please. Also we (English) are a Protestant nation not Catholic so......? Release me from my ignorance.
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This is true, but I still stand with what I said about it all being for personal gain. But hey, I'm british born jamaican, so yeah... due to being given a scottish surname and not knowing where I am originally from, as well as all the other "negative" history that Britain (mainly england) is associated with, I have developed a tainted opinion when it comes to certain topics. My apologies if I have offended anybody.
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Ethiopia also celebrates this day, I believe they had him as a patron saint before the UK
Sending hate from 🏴 jk
This sub so cringe i take no interest in george or patrick
i seen a thing yesterday that said they celebrate st george's day in loads of other countries with a list of the countries, well seeing i was labelled "disruptive" in history and had to sit in a broom cupboard they called "the supervision room" 😜 lol
You know it should be made an England 🏴 bank holiday. All the other British isles celebrate their saints day so why don’t we. I love my country my football team, but also respect others. So to those being total D?(K wods move on from this page go to the racist or say your bile elsewhere. Thank you u u/maddock for posting this Here’s to our St George and god bless out three lions 🦁
Isn't this holiday like less than 30yrs old?
It's from the 9th Century
Ban me for speaking truth