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Old 23-04-2011, 10:25   #40
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Re: Happy Saint George's Day

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Originally Posted by Hugh View Post
You appear to be confusing the lack of ability to read a calendar with secrecy....
I don't usually read a calendar to find out if today or tomorrow is a 'special' day.

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Originally Posted by Hugh View Post
Point of information.

St George's Day is the 2nd of May in the Church calendar this year, as the normal date clashes with Easter.

The reason is that the Saturday between Christ's crucifixion and resurrection is a day of mourning and so cannot also be a feast day for a saint.
Ridiculous. changing a date because something else clashes with it.
they'll look a bit odd celebrating it 2 weeks after everybody else.
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