St Georges Day


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I heard the Sandcastle had a special offer on if you were called George/Georgina/Georgia etc you got a free beer or summit. Discrimination as far as I am concerned amongst non-Georges.
 
Easter is an archetypal 'moveable feast' based on lunar cycles rather than the Gregorian calendar, because the events of the crucifixion and resurrection pre-date the inception of the Gregorian calendar. The events were thought to have occurred during the Paschal Full Moon, not on a calendar date.

Always happy to educate you, kidda.

So not because they nicked someone else's full moon festival and gave it christian connotations instead then?
 
THELORDROWELL said:
Stop trying to be logical.

I thought you were being facetious?

In class tomorrow I'll teach you what facetious means.
 
Saints days don't move.

This year, because Easter is so late, it is St George’s Day which has fallen foul of the rule that Holy Week takes precedence over regular saints’ days. So, as 23rd April falls this year on Easter Saturday, we English are not supposed to celebrate our national, if perhaps mythical, saint on his regular day.

The Church Times confirms that the Church of England, and not just the Roman Catholic Church, is officially observing this rule – while also noting that most people are ignoring the date change. Apparently St George’s Day has officially been postponed to Monday 2nd May.

this is not my work. So no mention of Thor.
 
This year, because Easter is so late, it is St George’s Day which has fallen foul of the rule that Holy Week takes precedence over regular saints’ days. So, as 23rd April falls this year on Easter Saturday, we English are not supposed to celebrate our national, if perhaps mythical, saint on his regular day.

The Church Times confirms that the Church of England, and not just the Roman Catholic Church, is officially observing this rule – while also noting that most people are ignoring the date change. Apparently St George’s Day has officially been postponed to Monday 2nd May.

this is not my work. So no mention of Thor.

And Janice would say?
 
If it can be moved because he died at a time before the gregorian calendar, then I presume he was born even before that, so how come Christmas Day never moves?

Its all rubbish.

He wasn't even born in the year 0 for Christs sake.

The gospels are full of made up and exaggerated stories. The whole 'born in a stable cos there was no room at the inn' is totally ridiculous ... there wasn't even a census close to when Jesus was born.

Anyway, not sure how this became a religious thread ... I am going to celebrate next week.
 
Wasn't it our very own Bede who set the rules for working out when Easter would be?
 
Wasn't it our very own Bede who set the rules for working out when Easter would be?

I'd imagine it was some druid or other religeous leader of an older religeon than Christianity who had some festival on or after the first full moon after their winter solstice or midwinter festival or whatever...

Nowt against Christianity, but in the style of the Romans, they took other peoples festivals and worked them into their own changing the story for the festival to fit.
 
He wasn't even born in the year 0 for Christs sake.

The gospels are full of made up and exaggerated stories. The whole 'born in a stable cos there was no room at the inn' is totally ridiculous ... there wasn't even a census close to when Jesus was born.

Anyway, not sure how this became a religious thread ... I am going to celebrate next week.


The OP was discussing a day dedicated to a Christian Saint

Hate to break it to you buddy (you being a strong critic of religion and all) but you are also on the verge of celebrating the canonization of a person of exceptional Christian holiness deemed so important he was given his own day by the church.

Anyways enjoy the day and raise a glass to our Christian Saint for me matey.....:cool:
 
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