St George’s Day
It is impressive is that Google have created a St George’s Day logo, as today [well, yesterday by the time this post is published] is St George’s Day.
He is the Patron Saint of England and, as has been pointed out, many other countries, professions, organisations and disease sufferers as well. And? We should still celebrate the day as part of being English. That we have St George rather than St Edward or anyone else makes bugger-all difference. This isn’t about them, but about us.
I celebrated the day on Sunday when, with my Scouts - and Beavers, Cubs, Scouts, Explorers, and other adult members of the Scout Association from our District [replicated across the country] - I paraded through the town. Because just one of the other things St George is the patron saint of is Scouting itself. This sort of parade should not be cancelled, especially on ‘health and safety’ grounds!
Part of being British is celebrating our differences as well as our similarities. It is possible to be both English and British, they are not mutually exclusive. We should celebrate being both English and British.
Just don’t celebrate the day by killing dragons!
And as far an English anthem - obviously it should be Land of Hope and Glory!
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I’m so glad you’ve said Land of Hope and Glory. Most people say Jerusalem. Well, I like Jerusalem, but it isn’t in the same league as L of H and G. Let’s have a campaign to make L of H and G the English National Anthem.