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When is St. George’s Day? St. George’s Day is celebrated annually on April 23rd, as this is the generally accepted date of St. George’s death. St. George’s Day is England’s National Day, though it is not a national holiday a orded to the patron saints of other countries within the United Kingdom, like St. Andrew’s Day in Scotland or St. Patrick’s Day in Northern Ireland. In addition to England, St George is the patron saint of Portugal, Georgia, Serbia, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Republic of Macedonia, and many cities across Europe. St. George’s Day is also a regional holiday in the Aragon region of Spain and a provincial government holiday in Newfoundland, Canada. It is also a holiday for government and schools in the state of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil. St. George is the patron saint of many other organizations, including the Scout Movement, who have celebrated St. George’s Day on April 23rd since its inception. Who was St. George? St. George was a cavalryman in the Roman army at Lydda, now in modern-day Israel. He was a Christian at a time when Rome was ruled by the emperor Diocletian, who was anti-Christian. He refused to make sacri ces to the Roman gods. As a result, he was tortured over several years and eventually su ered a martyr’s death, when he was beheaded in 303 AD. He began to be venerated around the h century when a monastery was built and dedicated to him in Jerusalem. e Dragon Slayer Nowadays, it’s not George’s martyrdom that propelled him to popularity, but the tales of his heroism in slaying dragons and rescuing maidens. ese stories started to appear sometime in the 11th Century and become famous across all of Europe and parts of Asia. One version of the tale describes a dragon that would come from the sea to terrorise a nearby town. e locals o ered animals each day to keep the monster from attacking further. When they ran out of animals, they became more desperate and started sacri cing humans. One day a princess was selected and about to be taken by the Dragon. Just as it was looking like the princesses fate was about to be sealed, St. George rode in on a white horse, and drove a lance down the throat of the beast. St. George ghting the dragon from horseback is certainly the most enduring image from these stories. e dragon killer legends have been said symbolize the victory of Christianity over paganism.
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1. ST GEORGE WASN’T ENGLISH... St George might be hailed as a national 2. AND HE WASN’T A KNIGHT EITHER hero, but he was actually born – in the 3rd century AD – more than 2,000 Although George is often depicted in miles away in Cappadocia (modern popular culture as a knight in shining day Turkey). armour, the truth is less fanciful. He is thought to have died in Lydda Whilst St George was depicted from the (modern day Israel) in the Roman 11th century as a chilvaric knight or a province of Palestine in AD 303. It is warrior on horseback, it is more likely believed that his tomb was in Lod and that he was an officer in the Roman was a centre of Christian pilgrimage. army 3. ST GEORGE WAS A MARTYR ... 4. BUT HE NEVER VISITED ENGLAND Like many saints, St George was Although St George never visited described as a martyr after he died for England, his reputation for virtue and his Christian faith. It is believed that, holiness spread across Europe and his during the persecutions of the Emperor feast day – the 23rd April – was Diocletian in the early 4th century, St celebrated in England from the 9th George was executed for refusing make century onwards. He became popular a sacrifice in honour of the pagan gods. with English kings. 5. ENGLAND ISN’T THE ONLY COUNTRY TO CELEBRATE ST GEORGE St George is truly an international saint and England is not the only country or region to claim him as its patron. England shares St George with Venice, Genoa, Portugal, Ethiopia and Catalonia among others as their patron saint and many of these places have their own celebrations and ceremonies in his honour. 6. ST GEORGE REPRESENTS THOSE WE HONOUR The Order of the Garter (founded by Edward III in 1348) is the highest order of chivalry in the country and Queen Elizabeth II is at the helm as Sovereign of the Garter. To this day St George’s cross still appears on the Garter badge and his image is the pendant of the Garter chain. In 1940 King George VI created a new award for acts of the greatest heroism or courage in circumstance of extreme danger. The George Cross, named after the king, bears the image of St George vanquishing the dragon. The image of St George also adorns many of the memorials built to honour those killed during World War One.
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When is it? The National is the highlight of Aintree’s Grand National meeting which this year runs from Thursday April 8 to Saturday April 10. The main event will be on Saturday. What time does the big race start? The runners will go to post for 5.15pm. Where is it? Aintree Racecourse, which has hosted the race since 1839. The racecourse is situated approximately six miles outside of Liverpool. What TV channel is it on? Live coverage will once again be on ITV1. Alternatively, you can bookmark this page and return on race day to follow all the action on our dedicated live blog. What happened last year? The race was cancelled due to March’s announcement of a national lockdown in response to the coronavirus pandemic. In its place was an animated virtual Grand National shown on ITV, won by 18-1 shot Potters Corner. Punters will be pleased that the living, breathing animals are back this time. Which horses are running? The final field of 40 runners is yet to be selected and won’t be confirmed until the week of the race.
All of the horses will be assigned a weight by the British Horse Racing Authority Head of Handicapping in February. The handicap system is simpler than it sounds, and is designed to create as close a race as possible. The better horses carry the most weight while the outsiders carry the least. Each horse has an OR (official rating) and this will largely determine the weight they carry. RECOMMENDED RESTAURANTS TO VISIT
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