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  • lfc4life
    Sports Nutter
    • Dec 2008
    • 3200
    #1

    its all well and good....

    Its all well and good that each country celebrates its own national day. But why does scotland celebrate st.patricks day (never understood that)

    but more importantly why doesn't england celebrate st.georges day????
    Last edited by lfc4life; 17 March, 2009, 12:32.
    IM SORRY but i will never have any sympathy for maggie thatcher .... the bitch

    I WOULD STILL LIKE TO SAY MY HEART AND RESPECT GOES OUT ALL BRITISH AND ALL ARMY TROOPS FIGHTING THE TERROR WHICH STILL BREEDS IN THE WORLD!! YOU HAVE AND ALWAYS WILL HAVE MY UTMOST RESPECT !

    YNWA!!!

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    "People say football is a matter of life and death. I'm disappointed by that approach, I believe it is much more important than that - Bill Shankly" -
    YNWA
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    • Dreamer
      V.I.P. Member
      • Apr 2008
      • 2020
      #2
      St Patricks day isn't Scottish as you know m8 but we like a good party and quite often just join in!

      We've got all these to celebrate too Scottish Festival and Celebrations

      On a more serious note. There are a lot of Scottish decendants in Ireland due to the hightland clearances when all the hightlanders got shipped off to Ireland to free the land up for sheep n farming n stuff. Then there was the potatoe famine in Ireland and a lot of Irish came back to live in Scotland. Basically there are close ties between both countries.

      you asked "but more importantly why doesn't england celebrate st.georges day????"

      I don't know but Scotland doesn't have a holiday for StAndrews day either and it isn't that widely celerated
      Last edited by Dreamer; 17 March, 2009, 13:46.



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        • Krypton
          DK Veteran
          • Jan 2009
          • 694
          #3
          i can see that as scotland and ireland are both celtic countries that the scots have a right to celebrate a celtic saints day.
          but this doesnt answer the question as to why england goes mad for st patricks day but ignores st george!?
          whats to celebrate anyway? st patrick got rid of snakes
          st george beat up a dragon!!!! i know who id rather have backing me up
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            • Ballistic
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              • Oct 2008
              • 243
              #4
              Originally posted by Krypton

              whats to celebrate anyway? st patrick got rid of snakes
              st george beat up a dragon!!!! i know who id rather have backing me up

              hehe made me chuckle that comment

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                • melloned
                  DK Veteran
                  • Nov 2008
                  • 1215
                  #5
                  if it's half a reason for "jars out " , count me in folks !

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                    • firemouth
                      DK Veteran
                      • Sep 2008
                      • 410
                      #6
                      Originally posted by Krypton
                      whats to celebrate anyway? st patrick got rid of snakes
                      st george beat up a dragon!!!! i know who id rather have backing me up
                      nice one!!!

                      I think St George has a real problem. his flag, the Cross of St George, was also the flag of the Crusades. hence it is politically incorrect to display it. the PC crowd also point out he was Turkish, not English. odd they should stoop to Racism to make their point don't you think?

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                        • lfc4life
                          Sports Nutter
                          • Dec 2008
                          • 3200
                          #7
                          Originally posted by firemouth
                          nice one!!!

                          I think St George has a real problem. his flag, the Cross of St George, was also the flag of the Crusades. hence it is politically incorrect to display it. the PC crowd also point out he was Turkish, not English. odd they should stoop to Racism to make their point don't you think?
                          yes i do mate
                          IM SORRY but i will never have any sympathy for maggie thatcher .... the bitch

                          I WOULD STILL LIKE TO SAY MY HEART AND RESPECT GOES OUT ALL BRITISH AND ALL ARMY TROOPS FIGHTING THE TERROR WHICH STILL BREEDS IN THE WORLD!! YOU HAVE AND ALWAYS WILL HAVE MY UTMOST RESPECT !

                          YNWA!!!

                          JUSTICE FOR THE '96"

                          "People say football is a matter of life and death. I'm disappointed by that approach, I believe it is much more important than that - Bill Shankly" -
                          YNWA

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                            • thered
                              V.I.P. Member
                              • Aug 2008
                              • 4915
                              #8
                              maybe the irish celebrate more is because they are daft enough to believe in it where as we english tend not too believe in fairy tales anymore

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