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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
In early 2009, Mayor of London Boris Johnson spearheaded a campaign to encourage the celebration of St. George's Day, and during the 2017 and 2019 General Elections the Labour Party campaigned for it to be a public holiday. [19] Today, St. George's day may be celebrated with anything English including morris dancing and Punch and Judy shows. [20]
For England, St. George's Day also marks its National Day. Most countries who observe St. George's Day celebrate it on 23 April, the traditionally accepted date of Saint George's death in 303. For those Eastern Orthodox Churches that follow the Julian calendar, 23 April is equal to 6 May, Gregorian calendar.
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]
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The Prince and Princess of Wales’ youngest child was born on St George’s Day 2018 at the private Lindo Wing of St Mary’s Hospital, London.
The Princess of Wales, Prince Louis, Princess Charlotte, the Prince of Wales, and Prince George attending the Christmas Day morning church service at St Mary Magdalene Church in Sandringham ...
A traditional custom on St George's day is to fly or adorn the St George's Cross flag in some way: pubs, in particular, can be seen on 23 April festooned with garlands of St George's crosses. It is customary for the hymn "Jerusalem" to be sung in cathedrals, churches and chapels on St George's Day, or on the Sunday closest to it.