St. George's Day ✚

✚St. George's Day✚

St. George's Day is the feast day of St. George which is the Patron Saint of England.

This feast is celebrated on April 23rd but it's not an official holiday in England or in the UK.

In 1222 the Council of Oxford declared April 23rd to be St. George's Day,but St. George became 

the Patron Saint of England in 1348.

Saint George was born in AD 270 in the Eastern Turkey,then he moved to Palestina with his mother and he became a Roman soldier. Even though he never went to England he is the Patron Saint.

Some of the symbols of St. George's Day are the flag with the red cross on a white background,the English Red rose,the three lions and more. 

Saint George's day is also important in England because on April 23rd was born Shakespeare,one of the most important writers of the whole history.