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Saint George's Day is the feast day of Saint George, celebrated by Christian churches, ... BBC Radio 3 had a full programme of St. George's Day events in 2006, ...
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
These traditions and prayers continue across the world to date, e.g. in May 2008 the arch-priest of St. George's Basilica, Malta, called on all parishioners to pray to Saint George every day. [63] St. Mary's Orthodox Cathedral, New Delhi, India, holds prayers of intercession to Saint George every week. [64] The Prayer to Saint George directly ...
Saint George's Day, also known as the Feast of Saint George, is the feast day of Saint George as celebrated on 23 April, the traditionally accepted date of the saint's death in the Diocletianic Persecution of AD 303. St George's Day was a major feast and national holiday in England on a par with Christmas from the early 15th century. [30]
A rose stall in Barcelona, St. George's Day, 2006. Sant Jordi is the paron saint of Catalonia. La Diada de Sant Jordi (Catalan pronunciation: [lə ðiˈaðə ðə ˈsaɲ ˈʒɔɾði], Saint George's Day), also known as El Dia de la Rosa (The Day of the Rose), or El Dia del Llibre (The Day of the Book), or the Day of Books and Roses.
For centuries he has been considered by the Bulgarians as their protector. Possibly the most celebrated name day in the country, St George's Day (Гергьовден, Gergyovden) is a public holiday that takes place on 6 May every year. A common ritual is to prepare and eat a whole lamb. St. George is the patron saint of farmers and shepherds ...
The first recorded parade on the Catholic Feast Day of St. Patrick was held on March 17, 1601, in a Spanish colony in modern-day St. Augustine, Florida. More than a century later, ...
St George's Day: Diada de Sant Jordi: Saint George (Sant Jordi) is the patron saint of Catalonia. It is traditional to give a rose and a book to a loved one. 27 April: Virgin of Montserrat's Day: Mare de Déu de Montserrat: Virgin of Montserrat (la Moreneta) is the patroness of Catalonia. 1 May: Labour Day: Dia dels Treballadors