Earth Day And 5 Other Completely Pointless Holidays

3. St. George€™s Day

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In defence of St. Patrick€™s Day, however, it could be said that a lot of so-called holidays don€™t really relate to anybody anymore. And one of the best examples of this is St. George€™s Day, a holiday dedicated to a dude who apparently once killed a dragon and probably never came to England. I don€™t think that I€™ve ever met a single person who celebrates St. George€™s Day. This year the collective reaction of my family was a loud €œbuh€ as it sailed merrily by. In the years before that the collective reactions of the other people that I chose to surround myself with were much the same. Really, St. George€™s Day is a day that now only appeals to English Nationalists €“ and who the hell wants to associate with those guys? But why do those madmen seem to support it so much? Well, for the same reasons that make it pointless and something that should be quickly brushed under the carpet by the rest of us. First of all it supports killing dragons, which is a sin in itself. Second of all it supports rampant nationalism, brutal war against anybody that dares to go €œhang on guys€ and a certain block-headed idiocy that should€™ve died out with Richard the Lionheart. I€™m not saying that it€™s dangerous, but I am saying that those are deeply disturbing things to make a holiday out of Especially when there are far better holidays lurking just underneath! William Shakespeare was born on the 23rd of April, the same day as St. George€™s Day in most years. Instead of celebrating the killing of innocent dragons we should be celebrating words! Instead of celebrating war we should be celebrating the fine art of drama! Instead of celebrating being idiots we should be celebrating dressing up in ruffs and looking like them instead! Still, as much as St. George€™s day may be pointless it is, at least, not poisonous due to the continued indifference of the general public. That label is reserved for an entirely more annoying thing€
 
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A Classical Studies and English Literature university student. Interested in most things ancient, Shakespeare and Doctor Who (Mainly Doctor Who, I will admit). Apparently now a vaguely official writer-type person, which is something that may never stop being a shock.