1. Saint George’s Day
23rd of April

2. Questions to answer in groups
 Who was Saint George?
 Can you tell the legend?
 How does England celebrate Saint George’s Day?
 How is the English flag? What does it mean?
 Who is the famous Englishman who was born and
died on April 23rd? And what famous Spanish writer
died the same day as well?
 What day is the 23rd of April?

3. Who is Saint George?
 Saint George is the patron saint of England.
His emblem is the flag of England.
 He was born during the III Century A.D. (After
Christ Death) in the old Capadocia (nowadays
is Turkey). He was a brave Roman soldier who
protested against the Roman’s torture of the
Christians and died for his beliefs.
 In the 12th century the emblem was on the
soldiers tunic to avoid confusion in battle.

4. Can you tell the legend?
 There is a dragon who
terrorizes a town.
 The people in town do a raffle
and the King’s daughter, a
young princess, is offered to
the dragon.
 When George hears about
this he rides into the village.
 George kills the dragon and
rescues the princess.

5. How does England celebrate Saint
George’s Day?
 On the Sunday nearest to 23rd of April, scouts
and guides throughout England parade through
high streets and attend a special St George's
Day service at their local church.
 By tradition is the day for a red rose in the
button hole, the national flower. It is not as
celebrated as St Patrick’s day.
 For most people in England St George's Day is
just another ordinary working day.
 In fact, more than a quarter of people living in
England do not even know who their patron
saint is!

6. How is the English flag?
What does it mean?
The flag has got a red
cross of a martyr in the
middle on a white
background.
The colours mean:
White: peace and honesty
Red: hardiness, bravery,
strength and valour.

7. Who is the famous Englishman who was born
and died on April 23rd? And what famous
Spanish writer died the same day as well?
 Shakespeare was born on 23rd of April 1564 and
he died on the same day in 1616.
 Miguel de Cervantes died on the 23rd of April.
That is why we commemorate his death.
William Shakespeare Miguel de Cervantes

8. What day is the 23rd of April?
 It’s Saint George’s Day.
 In 1923 a writer from Valencia, Vicens Clavell, chooses
this day to give a book in Saint George’s Day because
Cervantes and Shakespeare dead that day.
 In 1995 Unesco chooses that day to become the
International Day of the Book. This is to promote
reading, publishing and copyright.
 A Golf cup is celebrated during that day.