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Saint Georges day should be made a national holiday in England.

Submitted on Thursday 11th April 2019

Rejected on Thursday 18th April 2019

Current status: Rejected

Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)

Petition Action

Saint Georges day should be made a national holiday in England.

Petition Details

Like our closest friends (Wales, North Ireland and Scotland who also have patron Saints, Saint George is ours and the time has come for England to stand up and have a national holiday to celebrate how proud we are off the legacy we all share.

Additional Information

Saint George of England. England's patron saint is St George, who has become a symbol of the country. St George's Day is England's national day and is celebrated on 23 April each year. According to the legend, St George killed a dragon and saved a princess when he was a soldier in the Roman army.


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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:

There's already a petition about this issue. We cannot accept a new petition when we already have one about a very similar issue.

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