Unfortunately it is not as well celebrated as many other countries national day.
St. George is the patron saint of England. The most famous legend of Saint George is of him slaying a dragon. There are many versions of story of St George slaying the dragon, but most agree on the following:
- A town was terrorised by a dragon.
- A young princess was offered to the dragon
- When George heard about this he rode into the village
- George slayed the dragon and rescued the princess
My children have asked me to write a story for St George's day. We've decided to have a twist in our tale and make George a girl called Georgina. I am finding it a little tricky as I'm writing a rhyming story and not much seems to rhyme with words like Dragon, Castle, Prince or George!!!
I'm going to work on it in the week. For now here's a small snippet -
Several people began to scream and rush about
It was time to tell the King & Queen without a doubt
They rushed to the castle & banged on the door
"Whatever is the matter? Has someone broken the law."
Little Luke explained about finding the dragon
just as his uncle Jim arrived on his wagon.
"The dragon is coming. Everyone get in the castle."
They all flooded in including the postman and his parcel.
The door was locked & everyone sighed
Until they saw the dragon approaching & were horrified.
As he stomped through the town fire streamed from his jaw,
His stomach rumbled and he let out a roar.
I'm thinking of emailing the school and asking if St Georges day can be celebrated next year. It doesn't have to be anything time consuming. The small children could easily make a flag & maybe a story could be read in class or assembly. The school do celebrate other days e.g. - Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights.
I think we should all be a little prouder of our country and St Georges day is the perfect time to be able to demonstrate it.
When I've finished the story I'll share.
Below are a few images associated with England I thought I'd post -
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