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Message board > Happy St George´`s Day
Happy St George´`s Day
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Jackie1952
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Happy St George´`s Day
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Today is not only the date of Shakespeare`s birthday, but also St Goerge´s Day.
St George is the patron Saint of England, so:-
Happy St George´s day to you all.
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23 Apr 2011
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almaz
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We ´ve just been celebrating Sant Jordi ´s Day here in Catalonia. Sweet tradition where books and roses are exchanged. |
23 Apr 2011
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magneto
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Happy St George ´s and St Jordi ´s Day!
Almaz, please tell us more about this tradition, if you have the time. It sounds really beautiful... Exchanging books and roses is not a tradition you get to hear about very often!
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23 Apr 2011
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lady_gargara
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Happy St George ´s Day and St Jordi ´s Day to you dear friends :) Today must be a very special day around the world!
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23 Apr 2011
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Anna P
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Saint George - São Jorge - is not Rio ´s Patron saint, which is Saint Sebastian, but he is our most celebrated saint. April 23 is a holiday (no work- no school) in his honour and the celebrations start at 4am with a horn wake up call, fireworks and a mass attended by thousands of people.
This year, however, because the date coincides with Holy Saturday, the catholic church has asked the people to postpone the celebrations for Sunday. Most people didn ´t. There was no special mass but the church remained open all through the night receiving people wearing white or red, the colours of São Jorge.
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23 Apr 2011
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almaz
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As far as the Catalan celebration is concerned, the rose has been associated with this day for centuries, while the literary aspect is relatively recent (apparently, an enterprising Catalan bookseller in the 1920 ´s noted that both Cervantes and Shakespeare died on the 23rd of April). Traditionally, men buy roses for their women and women buy books for their men - but nowadays there ´s more of a mutual exchange of both.
For the record, I bought my wife a single blood-red rose and a copy of Javier Cercas ´ ´Soldiers of Salamis ´. She gave me a little ceramic rose magnet and ´Cathedral of the Sea ´ by Ildefonso Falcones. |
23 Apr 2011
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cacucacu
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Almaz Thank you for sharing this lovely tradition. It ´s wonderful to get to know people from all over the world because one learns so many lovely things like this one. By the way great presents, both, yours and your wife! Happy Easter!
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24 Apr 2011
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cacucacu
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Dear Anna: In Argentina we have a similar celebration as the one you are describing. On August 7th we celebrate Saint Cajetan day. Saint Cajetan is the patron of all workers. Hundreds of people set their tents outsie Saint Cajetan Church sometimes a week before and the celebration starts at 12 pm. Love Naty |
24 Apr 2011
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eng789
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Interesting - love the fact that we share information about our cultures/countries/religions.
Happy Easter to all those who are celebrating. |
24 Apr 2011
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