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A crowd celebrates Saint George's Day at an event in Trafalgar Square in 2010. On St George's Day 2002, the Campaign for an English Parliament arranged to dye the fountains red on St. George's Day. From this effort, supporters privately organised a St George's Feast in London, the first of which was held in Covent Garden on 23 April 2003
The date of St. George's Day presented in the book, 5 May (on the Western Gregorian calendar), is St. George's Day as observed by the Eastern Orthodox churches of that era. The belief is that moroi (living vampires), witches, and other dark creatures must gather all the evil power they can between midnight and the dawn of the saint's holy day ...
There are calls for extra public holidays on the patron saints' days in England (for St. George's Day), and Wales (for St. David's Day). For example, in 2018 the Labour Party announced it would make those days bank holidays if elected. [19] The same year, an online petition to the Prime Minister as to Wales received 3,577 signatures. [20]
8 May – VE Day 80 – A Shared Moment of Celebration: five hundred lamp lights of peace will be lit across the United Kingdom, the Crown Dependencies and the British Overseas Territories, as part of the 80th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day. [142] 1 June – The sale of disposable vapes will be banned in England, Scotland, and Wales. [143]
1.4.1 Knight / Dame Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George ... The 2025 New Year Honours are ... Col-Tec Solutions Ltd. For services to the Print Industry ...
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The Royal Society of St George was founded in 1894 with the object of promoting "Englishness" and the English way of life. Howard Ruff was the founder in 1894 and the first Honorary Secretary of the Royal Society of St George. In 1900 he gave up farming to devote his time exclusively to the society. [1]
Juneteenth National Independence Day: Thursday, June 19. Independence Day: Friday, July 4. Labor Day: Monday, September 1. Indigenous Peoples’ Day (also observed as Columbus Day): Monday, October 13