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St George’s Day 2023 - when is it and how to celebrate it in Manchester
18.04.2023 - 12:41 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
St George’s Day is approaching and, as ever, it’s the opportunity to celebrate all that is quintessentially English, from Sunday roasts to village greens to singing Jerusalem, to incessant rain to our wealth of excellent cheeses.
So here’s a look at this year’s festivities, and a bit of a dive into why we celebrate the day of England’s dragon-slaying patron saint.
What is St George’s Day?
Despite the warrior saint being our own patron, he wasn’t actually English. He was born in the third century in Cappadocia, what is modern day Turkey. And nor did he visit these shores. Nonetheless, word of his Christian martyrdom inspired us to adopt him.
A soldier in the Roman army, he refused to denounce his Christianity in the fourth century, and was executed for his trouble, during the persecutions of the Emperor Diocletian. He was canonised by Pope Gelasius in AD 949 and kings such as Edward I and III popularised his story, adopting the George cross emblem and making the date of his martyrdom a feast day.
He’s not just England’s patron saint either. His notoriety means he’s celebrated in cities and countries including Bulgaria, Georgia, Portugal, Romania, Cáceres, Venice, Genoa, Ethiopia and Alcoy and the regions of Bavaria, Aragon and Catalonia in Germany and Spain too.
When is St George’s Day?
St George’s Day is celebrated on the same day every year, April 23, the date of his execution, rather than the day of his birth. This year it falls on a Sunday, handy if the traditional roast is the manner in which you plan to mark it.
What’s happening in Manchester for the St George’s Day celebration?
The annual St George’s Day parade will be happening this Sunday. Assembling at Varley Street in Miles Platting (M40 8BS), it departs
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