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SAINT GEORGE'S DAY

Xov, 22/04/2010 - 22:51 — admin
 "Cry God for Harry, England and Saint George! " by William Shakespeare (Henry V)  

 The national day of England is St George's Day.

St George is England's patron saint.

A story dating back to the 6th century tells that St George rescued a maiden by slaying a fearsome fire-breathing dragon. The Saint's name was shouted as a battle cry by English knights who fought beneath the red-cross banner of St George during the Hundred Years War (1338-1453).

 

 

                                                             

The national emblem and national flower of England is a red rose. Let's watch the legend of Saint George and the Dragon:

 

 

                                               

In this link you have some infromation about this Legend   

 

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Now you can answer a quiz about this date. 

 

 


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