For England and Saint George

Jedster · Post by **Jedster** » Sun Apr 23, 2006 1:10 pm

It's a bit late in the day, but someone somewhere has to say it!

Yes, today is Saint Georges Day, the patron Saint of England. Today, like most days of the week tends to pass by unnoticed by the vast majority people. It seems we English are more interested by Ireland's patron, Saint Patrick (also recent recognised as the English patron saint of drinking), and totally forget about our own saint.

Raise a glass the the man, he took on a dragon and won... oh and he was known for some thing to do with trying to convince the romans to stop killing christians... but anyway, raise your glasses and hail the dragon-slayer!

I know out there in comic-land there was once an event for St. Georges day, an event I once took part in... many, many moons ago. Where it is now I don't know.

Tynan · Post by **Tynan** » Sun Apr 23, 2006 1:14 pm

Claude has already made an awesome comic in regards to it.

Faceless · Post by **Faceless** » Sun Apr 23, 2006 1:25 pm

I was too busy downing some pints to my nan's 70th birthday.

CaptainClaude · Post by **CaptainClaude** » Sun Apr 23, 2006 1:37 pm

That event jedster, could quite possibly be the british webcomic piss-up now in it's fourth year.

Tynan wrote:Claude has already made an awesome comic in regards to it.

Which said comic is a part of.

For some reason they've decided sunday is a bad day for it, so they moved it to the 24th this year. Which I'm not having

ShardZ · Post by **ShardZ** » Sun Apr 23, 2006 3:26 pm

Pardon my ignorance (and laziness) but can anyone tell me why a St. George Play might include the Giant Blunderbore (saying "Fee, fi, fum!") and his servant boy Jack?

Of course, you can also find a Doctor (aka Old Doctor Ball), Old King Cole, King Alfred, Father Christmas, Beelzebub, a Clown, and a Turkish Champion ("in military attire, with sword and pistol"). And that's just in versions from Oxfordshire and Leicestershire...

Eh, anyway, happy Saint George's Day!

CaptainClaude · Post by **CaptainClaude** » Sun Apr 23, 2006 3:54 pm

well jack and the beanstalk is based off a really old English fairytale, Jack the giant killer, so a composite play would kind of make sense as a celebration of english heritage.

ShardZ · Post by **ShardZ** » Sun Apr 23, 2006 4:22 pm

Yeah, I knew that... I guess I just wasn't considering the "celebration of English (and apparently Christian) heritage" angle. (Plus, I wasn't aware the giant even had a name. Or that they would make one up... whichever.)

But we're lucky to still have versions of these plays from so many centuries ago, so I'll just take the oddities of folk plays and such as they come.

I just have those two St. George plays at my immediate disposal... I'll have to look around for more. Celebrate my heritage.

Jedster · Post by **Jedster** » Sun Apr 23, 2006 4:38 pm

They moved it to the 24th? Bah! I was down the pub this afternoon drinking a pint (or three) of proper English ale in quiet celebration. Next you'll be telling me they've moved May Day into June, just to spread the bank holidays about a bit!

Dutch! · Post by **Dutch!** » Sun Apr 23, 2006 11:38 pm

ryclaude wrote:well jack and the beanstalk is based off a really old English fairytale, Jack the giant killer, so a composite play would kind of make sense as a celebration of english heritage.

And he was a Cornishman, not an Englishman. No doubt the Cornish would still make a big deal over that distinction if the rest of the Brits wouldn't. I do believe that particular giant wasn't the only one to say Fee Fi Fo Fum either.

But that's another story.

CaptainClaude · Post by **CaptainClaude** » Mon Apr 24, 2006 2:58 am

Those crazy cornish and their dead language.

Jedster · Post by **Jedster** » Tue Apr 25, 2006 1:30 am

Aye but they give their name to some damned amazing pasties!