British English Holidays St. Georges Day
hi everyone I’m Gina st. George’s Day is
on the 23rd of April and this is a
special day in England because st.
George is a patron state of the country
in this lesson you’re going to learn
about the meaning of st. George’s Day
st. George is represented on the flag of
the United Kingdom what part of the flag
comes from st. George we’ll show you the
answer at the end of this video
although st. George is a patron saint of
England
he is not English he was born in Turkey
in the 3rd century and was a Roman
soldier he was a Christian serving under
a pagan Emperor and was persecuted for
his beliefs by being tortured and
eventually beheaded Saint George is most
famous for the legend of him slaying a
dragon the legend states that he
travelled to Libya to save a princess
from being sacrificed to a dragon that
was terrorizing a village this myth was
attributed to st. George in a 12th
century so long after his death st.
George’s Day is not a big occasion in
England it is not a public holiday and
any events that are held are usually
small community events such as fairs or
parties you might see the cross of st.
George displayed more frequently but
there are no big firework displays
despite this the legends of st. George
and the infamous dragon is well known
throughout England one of
most popular pub names in England is a
George and Dragon the sign on these pubs
usually has a drawing of George slaying
the dragon often in full medieval armor
and now I’ll give you the answer to the
earlier quiz st. George is represented
on the flag of the United Kingdom but
what part of the flag comes from st.
George it is the Red Cross in the middle
this is st. George’s Cross and it also
makes up the flag of England how is this
lesson did you learn something
interesting what are the origins of the
design of your country’s flag leave us a
comment at English class 101.com and
we’ll see you in the next lesson