#National Affairs
Target:
to make bank holiday for st george's day
Region:
United Kingdom

Saint George's Day is the feast day of Saint George and the National Day for England, although it is not an official national holiday in England. It is celebrated by various Christian churches and by the several nations, kingdoms, countries, and cities of which Saint George is the patron saint. Saint George's Day is celebrated on 23 April, the traditionally accepted date of Saint George's death in AD 303. For Eastern Orthodox Churches (which use the Julian calendar), '23 April' currently falls on 6 May of the Gregorian calendar.

Since Easter often falls close to Saint George's Day, the church celebration of the feast may be moved from 23 April. In England, where it is the National Saint's Day, for 2011 and 2014 the Anglican and Catholic calendars celebrate Saint George's Day on the first Monday after Easter Week (2 May 2011 and 28 April 2014, respectively).[1][2][3] Similarly, the Eastern Orthodox celebration of the feast moves accordingly to the first Monday after Easter or, as it is sometimes called, to the Monday of Bright Week. As the English patron Saint I think it should be a bank holiday

I want ST George's Day to be a Bank Holiday as he is our Patron Saint.

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The Bank Holiday for St George's Day petition to to make bank holiday for st george's day was written by Kevin Leight hill and is in the category National Affairs at GoPetition.

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St. George