Saint George, Patron Saint of England
By Koalemos
@Asylum (47893)
Manchester, England
April 23, 2016 4:51am CST
In olden days dragons did gorge
On the flesh of the townsfolk each day
Then along came our Patron Saint George
In search of a dragon to slay
When the dragon flew into the village
In search of his daily food source
Saint George would allow no blood spillage
Except for the dragon’s of course
The cheering for miles could be heard
As that dragon he did bravely slay
This happened on April 23rd
Which is now known as Saint George’s Day
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@garymarsh6 (24028)
• United Kingdom
23 Apr 16
Happy St. Georges day. I have left the dragon sleeping this morning!
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@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
23 Apr 16
@garymarsh6 I fully agree Gary, this is still England despite what the government seems to think.
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@garymarsh6 (24028)
• United Kingdom
23 Apr 16
@Asylum Well if it is not then we should be militant and celebrate it ourselves!
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
23 Apr 16
I was looking at more info on St. George's Day and came across a wikipedia article on it.
It's a bit peculiar as in this one little passage that I am about to post here? It says that it is "no longer celebrated" but the rest of the article contradicts that, and obviously your own poem here does the same.
""[1552] wher as it hathe bene of ane olde costome that sent Gorge shulde be kepte holy day thorrow alle Englond, the byshoppe of London commandyd that it shulde not be kepte, and no more it was not.""
The above was taken from wikipedia, under a picture on the right margin.
On a side note, there are several different fables of Dragons and the heroes that have slain them. I can't say that I have particularly heard of St. George.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search For the 2012 British film, see St George's Day (film). Saint George's Day Saint George and the Dragon Oil painting by Raphael (1505–1506) Observed by Roman Catholic Church (see calendar) Ang
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
23 Apr 16
@Asylum I guess you could say that about a lot of Holidays really. A lot of our holidays here, meant to honor our veterans, meant to honor our president, honor our independence, etc? It's just an excuse to cook something different anymore, without remembering the real reason behind the holiday to begin with.
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@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
23 Apr 16
@ScribbledAdNauseum This is a trend in most countries these days and appears to be a global attitude.
@ElizabethWallace (12069)
• United States
23 Apr 16
I say, any excuse to have a party! 
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No wonder you chose asylum as your username . 
@arthurchappell (44941)
• Preston, England
24 Apr 16
slaughtering an endangered species - how mean of him
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@arthurchappell (44941)
• Preston, England
24 Apr 16
@Asylum And Bilbo and the dwarfs too of course - they killed poor old Smaug
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@BelleStarr (61463)
• United States
26 Apr 16
I guess we should just be glad St George wasn't demoted or the dragons might be back, or maybe they already are!!
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@MarshaMusselman (38865)
• Midland, Michigan
24 Apr 16
I'v'e never heard of this one before about the dragon and all. I read several versions of the legend just to see what you're talking about.
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@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
24 Apr 16
@MarshaMusselman It is the kind of story that everyone here would be well aware of.
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@MarshaMusselman (38865)
• Midland, Michigan
24 Apr 16
@Asylum I read a story named that several years ago that I have yet to find again. It was a story about how a dragon ate George and then together they got rid of evil. I know it's not the same story, but maybe they took this story and twisted it to something new.
Before reading your post, I didn't know it was that famous, or that it was from a legend over there.
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@ElizabethWallace (12069)
• United States
23 Apr 16
Very nice, but were there really dragons in the Uk? Any archeological evidence to this effect?
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@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
23 Apr 16
@ElizabethWallace In that case you should be aware of the Welsh flagand the red dragon.
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@ElizabethWallace (12069)
• United States
23 Apr 16
@Asylum I have ancestors from Wales, and one way way back from China. But I would have to see more than a tusk to believe in dragons.
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