Saint George's Day

Discussion in 'The Lounge Bar' started by Owen, Apr 23, 2007.

  1. spidge

    spidge RAAF RESEARCHER

    Happy St George Day.

    Won't they come and make you take that flag out of public view, or is it all good again?

    Cheers

    Geoff
     
  2. CL1

    CL1 116th LAA and 92nd (Loyals) LAA,Royal Artillery

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  3. bamboo43

    bamboo43 Very Senior Member

    And soon to be an official Bank Holiday too.
     
  4. ritsonvaljos

    ritsonvaljos Senior Member

    It was only on St George's Day 2917 that I heard about an English Catholic hymn, the 'Hymn to St George' (author and composer unknown) written about 1885. These are the lyrics which may interest some folk:

    Hymn to St George


    Arm! arm! for the struggle approaches,
    Prepare for the combat of life:
    Saint George! be our watchword in battle,
    Saint George! be our strength in the strife.

    Chorus:
    Great saint, from the throne of thy splendour,
    Look down on thy chosen isle,
    Soon, soon may they share in thy glory,
    Who faithfully strive her awhile.

    The land of thy love is a desert,
    It's temples and altars are bare,
    The finger of death is upon it,
    The footprints of Satan are there.

    Arise in the might of they power,
    And scatter the foes of the Lord;
    As the idols of Rome in their temple
    Were crushed at the sound of thy word.

    Oh, bring back the faith that we cherish,
    For which thou hast nobly withstood
    The tortures and rack of the tyrant,
    That faith which thou seal'dst with thy blood.
    .........................
     
  5. spidge

    spidge RAAF RESEARCHER

    There was a thread here many moons ago where all the Prison Guards in HM's correctional institutions were ordered to remove their St Georges Flag pin from their uniforms.

    Any more been heard of this?
     
  6. Owen

    Owen -- --- -.. MOD

    Happy St George's Day
     
  7. TTH

    TTH Senior Member

    We've never had a Patron Saint in the States as far as I know. Perhaps the fact that we never had a national established church has something to do with that. Since Britain was and still is our parent, though--happy St. George's Day.
     
  8. KevinBattle

    KevinBattle Senior Member

    There's an apocryphal story that the flag of St George derives from the Papal Banner presented to William in 1066.
    The Bayeux Tapestry seems to show a flag with a red cross being carried next to William during the Battle.
    That may account for it being resurrected by Richard the Lionheart for the Crusades to stress the Papal connection and the dynastic link to William.
    ..... but I can't be sure - I wasn't there !!! :rolleyes:
     
  9. idler

    idler GeneralList

    As an added bonus, it's the centenary of the Zeebrugge Raid. And the first attempt at Ostend.

    HMS Warwick: "St. George for England."

    HMS Vindictive: "May we give the dragon's tail a damn good twist."
     
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  10. Owen

    Owen -- --- -.. MOD

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  11. geoff501

    geoff501 Achtung Feind hört mit

    The dragon lived in a well at Brinsop, Herefordshire, it was here that St George fought and killed it. Commemorated in mediaeval glass at the church.
    The story must be true as it was on BBC radio this morning.

    St George’s, Brinsop : Visit Herefordshire Churches
     
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  12. CL1

    CL1 116th LAA and 92nd (Loyals) LAA,Royal Artillery

    Happy St Georges day

    Also a new member of the Royal family arrived

    Onwards and upwards
     
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  13. bamboo43

    bamboo43 Very Senior Member

    Happy St. George's Day.
     
  14. CL1

    CL1 116th LAA and 92nd (Loyals) LAA,Royal Artillery

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  15. bamboo43

    bamboo43 Very Senior Member

    We had a great St. George's Day celebration where I live. High Street closed down for the day and plenty of entertainments etc.
     
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  16. Owen

    Owen -- --- -.. MOD

    Child number 2 is legally an adult today.
     
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  17. CL1

    CL1 116th LAA and 92nd (Loyals) LAA,Royal Artillery

  18. Owen

    Owen -- --- -.. MOD

    Happy St George's Day.
     
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  19. bamboo43

    bamboo43 Very Senior Member

    Thanks Owen. No St. George's Day celebrations here this year for obvious reasons.

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  20. Robert-w

    Robert-w Banned

    Lets hear it for Will Shakespeare whose birthday (and death day) it is also.
     
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