British English Holidays - St. George's 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