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April 09, 2008 - April 23rd is St George’s Day. Find great ideas and list of events across England that celebrates St George and of course the patron saint who famously killed a dragon!
St. George and the Dragon.
Saint George is perhaps most famous for slaying a dragon. This is obviously a fictitious story and very little is known about the real St. George. The story of St. George and the Dragon dates back to the Middle Ages when the dragon was commonly used to represent evil, so it's an excellent tale of good triumphing over evil.
Patron saint
St. George is the patron saint of Aragon, Canada, Catalonia, China, England, Ethiopia, Georgia, Greece, Montenegro, Palestine, Portugal, Russia, and Serbia, as well as the cities of Amersfoort, Beirut, Ferrara, Freiburg, Genoa, Ljubljana, and Moscow, as well as a wide range of professions, organisations and disease sufferers.
One company who is trying to ensure that St. Georges day goes with a bang is Novelties 4 Parties: http://www.novelties4parties.co.uk/department/st-georges-day/.
Colours of Saint George
The "Colors of Saint George", or St George's Cross) are a white flag with a red cross, frequently borne by entities over which he is patron (e.g. England, Georgia, Liguria, Catalonia etc).
The origin of the St George's Cross came from the earlier plain white tunics worn by the early crusaders. The celebration of St. George's Day.
