st georges day

[Tterrier81]

i know its a while away but i was just wondering if anybody celebrates st georges day or if there is anywhere that has celebrations that i could attend?
i wanted to celebrate last year but couldnt find anything so ended up celebrating on my own with a couple of tetleys (beer not tea)
it would be nice if we could organise something through PIA, im willin to put in some time to help organise something, heres hoping we can have a day for the pommes something similar to the greek glendi festival, and then one day just maybe we could eclipse st paddys and colour adelaide in the beautiful red n white flag!!

[cornish Busdriver]

Ive never celebrated st georges day as im cornish and we have st pirans day instead on march 7th.
Gotta admit didnt see anyone celebrateing st georges day last year here, shame realy as they have st pirans day, st patricks day and other asian celebration here.
Cant wait for the cornish festival next year as i missed it this year but did get the day off for st pirans

[lynsteve]

january 26th is the one i celebrate.

stevo

[motlyman]

january 26th is the one i celebrate.

stevo

Me to and I'm a citizen now:)

Colin

[adelaidenow]

i know its a while away but i was just wondering if anybody celebrates st georges day or if there is anywhere that has celebrations that i could attend?
i wanted to celebrate last year but couldnt find anything so ended up celebrating on my own with a couple of tetleys (beer not tea)
it would be nice if we could organise something through PIA, im willin to put in some time to help organise something, heres hoping we can have a day for the pommes something similar to the greek glendi festival, and then one day just maybe we could eclipse st paddys and colour adelaide in the beautiful red n white flag!!

If you do celebrate it, I assume you will go into Work on Jan 26th? If you are so patriotic for a country you decided to leave, I suggest you are in the wrong country?

[adelaidenow]

Ive never celebrated st georges day as im cornish and we have st pirans day instead on march 7th.
Gotta admit didnt see anyone celebrateing st georges day last year here, shame realy as they have st pirans day, st patricks day and other asian celebration here.
Cant wait for the cornish festival next year as i missed it this year but did get the day off for st piran

You don't have a day instead, you have an extra day. Cornwall is part of England, it has been for all your life. I assume you didn't know this (if you did you wouldn't have posted incorrect info), so I am more than happy to have taught you something else. I may start charging you for for my private tutoring. So far it has been the difference between a passport and driving license, Cornwall is not a country and a few IT bits.

And since when was Ireland part of Asia? If it is now you have taught me something.

I hope you are keeping notes, there will be an exam at the end of term

EDIT BTW Matt, St Pirans day is in fact not March 7th at all :p:p:p

[Anne B]

I'm sorry Tterrier81 that everyone has been so negative towards you and anti-English.

Personally I'm not particularly patriotic but I'm sure there are loads of people who would like to celebrate St George's day (with some decent beer) - that's if the politically correct lobby don't intimidate them too much.

Somehow it's OK to be Cornish or Greek or Irish but not English.

I don't get it.

[adelaidenow]

If the Bangladeshis tried to paint the UK in their colours the Brits wouldnt be happy. So to come on here and state they want to turn Adelaide into little England for a day is not something that should be supported.

Anyway, traditionally (although it is changing) St Georges Day was only 'celebrated' by the far right.

[cbeeb]

from where i live now from where I lived before paddys day is only great in ireland ,bad over here celebrate aussies days inmtead much more fun although we put up flags for paddys day,but wexford ones do not really go in for flag flying

[taffordbark]

Just because you wish to celebrate your country of origin does not mean you are disprespecting Australia! Adelaide prides itself on welcoming cultures from near and far........

A particular D**T someone......gets my heckles up every time! I must learn to rise above it......

Sorry Tterrier....... you make a valid enquiry and as per....it kicks off into a squabble! - may the lecture begin...........................now!