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Saint's George's Day
Saint George is
the patron saint of England and the Saint George's Cross (a red cross
on a white background) is used as England's national flag. Saint
George's Day (23 April) is a National Day in England. Once an
important holiday, it is, however, not celebrated that much anymore -
it's not even a public holiday.
Saint George
lived in the third century. He served as a soldier in the Roman
Empire where he even became a member of the personal guard of the
Roman Emperor Diocletian. When in 303, however, the emperor ordered
the persecution of Christians, George dared to criticize the
Diocletian and to confess that he was a Christian, too. This enraged
Diocletian and so George was tortured and executed as a traitor on 23
April 303.
Saint George is
probably best known for his killing a dragon. Legend has it that a
fierce dragon lived near a town called Silene. Every day, the people
of Silene had to feed the dragon a virgin, who was chosen by lot. One
day the princess was to be sacrificed, but George hurried to help
her. With his lance called Ascalon, George killed the dragon and
saved the princess. The king and the people of the town were so happy
that they wanted to reward George. George asked them to convert to
Christianity and so they did.
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