English people, did you enjoy St George's day?

[purplepoppy]

Today is the day you celebrate the Turkish guy who murdered an innocent defenceless dragon. So how did you celebrate?

[ODC2112]

St. George was Greek not Turkish. Turks invaded Anatolia on 26 August 1071 with Battle of Manzikert and George died 23 march 303, so 768 years before. He was killed under Diocletian as a traitor to Rome. There is no dragon.

The legend of the dragon had arisen at the time of the Crusades and was probably influenced by a false interpretation of an image of Emperor Constantine I, found in Constantinople, in which the king crushed with his foot a huge snake, symbol of the "enemy of the mankind". Popular imagination embroidered the tale on it.

There are numerous saints with the same notation, it is easy to confuse Saint George with Saint Demetrius or Saint Theodore and Saint Siro of Genoa.

[DonkeyDan]

Nice touch with Nicola Sturgeon with St. Georges flag painted on her face 🤣
Nah I did fuck all, like every year.

[purplepoppy]

Well spotted

[DonkeyDan]

Thanks for the MHO

[iJokeTeeth]

I'm British, born and raised, but I have no idea at all when St. Georges Day even is, in fact, I never remember any of those patron saint holidays. It seems like people from outside of the UK care about them WAY more than we do.

[purplepoppy]

You can tell the other saint days are coming because the supermarkets are full of tat in the run up.

[iJokeTeeth]

Uh I know, it's everywhere

[Kaneki05]

Ain't Christian so my awareness of fictional stories about saints killing dragons is not exactly my priority.

[jshm2]

You mean "defenceless crocodile" as that was what he probably killed, and he was likely born in Palestine, not Turkey

[Pete671]

I was volunteer safety marshall at Arundel in West Sussex,,,

[Tjw78]

Do you have any evidence that the dragon was innocent and defenseless? Can't they breathe fire? Lol

[OddBeMe]

You English and your holidays.
(Picks up Easter egg)

[IsoUser]

Just way to funny again Lol

[Levin]

Went on some crusade raids into Scotland!

[IsoUser]

Way too funny Lmao

[Guy13]

Bloody 🩸 Hell No

[KrakenAttackin]

Fuck dragons, those bitches don't deserve to live!