Re: S: lay the Dragon
Steve Hayes <[email protected]> Wed, 24 Apr 2024 06:50:03 +0200
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On Sat, 20 Apr 2024 07:26:09 +0100, Timreason <[email protected]> wrote: >On 19/04/2024 22:47, David Dalton wrote: >> Tuesday April 23 is St. George’s Day, and there is a provincial >> holiday marking it here in Newfoundland and Labrador on >> Monday April 22, 2024. >> > >St George is the patron Saint of England. Hard to say why, as he was >Turkish, I think! No, he wasn't. Turkey didn't exist in his time. He has been popular in many places and patron saint of numerous places apart from England -- for more details see here: <https://khanya.wordpress.com/2010/04/23/holy-glorious-great-martyr-victorybearer-and-wonderworker-george-303/> >Church of England churches will fly the St George Flag, a red cross on a >white background. That being the flag of England. The flag of the UK of >course is the Union Flag (called the 'Union Jack' only when flown from a >ship). And Georgia will also fly the St George flag. -- Steve Hayes from Tshwane, South Africa Web: http://www.khanya.org.za/stevesig.htm Blog: http://khanya.wordpress.com E-mail - see web page, or parse: shayes at dunelm full stop org full stop uk