St. George's Day (England)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/St._George's_Day_(England)

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:public_holiday cultural observance
gptkbp:associatedWith	gptkb:Scout_movement European folklore dragon-slaying legend English identity English nationalism churches named after St. George
gptkbp:celebrates	gptkb:St._George
gptkbp:churchCalendar	gptkb:Anglican gptkb:Roman_Catholic Eastern Orthodox (different date)
gptkbp:commemorates	martyrdom of St. George
gptkbp:dateInEasternOrthodox	May 6 (Julian calendar)
gptkbp:dateObserved	April 23
gptkbp:festival	church services parades folk dancing flying the St. George's Cross
gptkbp:firstCelebrated	15th century
gptkbp:flownOn	gptkb:St._George's_Cross
gptkbp:frequency	annual
gptkbp:holiday	gptkb:St._Patrick's_Day gptkb:St._Andrew's_Day gptkb:St._David's_Day Shakespeare's Birthday
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	St. George's Day (England)
gptkbp:location	gptkb:England
gptkbp:movedIfClashesWith	gptkb:Easter
gptkbp:observedBy	gptkb:Gibraltar gptkb:English_people Australia (by English communities) Canada (by English communities) New Zealand (by English communities) United States (by English communities)
gptkbp:patronSaint	gptkb:England
gptkbp:publicHolidayIn	not a statutory holiday in England
gptkbp:relatedTo	St. George's Day (Bulgaria) St. George's Day (Catalonia) St. George's Day (Georgia) St. George's Day (Portugal) St. George's Day (Serbia)
gptkbp:religiousSignificance	gptkb:saint
gptkbp:significance	Feast day of St. George, patron saint of England
gptkbp:sometimesCoincidesWith	Easter week
gptkbp:status	not a public holiday in England
gptkbp:symbol	gptkb:St._George's_Cross
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite	no
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Saint_George_(Sant_Jordi)
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7