Today is Saint George’s Day – a public holiday in parts of Canada. Saint George was a Roman soldier and a member of the Praetorian Guard for the Emperor Diocletian. He was sentenced to death for refusing to recant his Christian faith. He is the patron saint of England, Bosnia Herzegovina, Georgia, Ukraine, Malta, Ethiopia, as well as Catalonia and Aragon in Spain, and Moscow in Russia.
A traditional custom on St. George’s day is fly or adorn the St. George’s Cross flag in some way: pubs in particular can be seen on 23 April festooned with garlands of St. George’s crosses. St. George is also the patron saint of the scout movement.
This painting of Saint George and the Dragon by Renaissance painter Raphael can be seen in the National Gallery of Art in Washington DC.
It’s EARTH DAY!
Today is the birthday, in 1937, of Jack Nitzsche, producer, songwriter. Produced The Rolling Stones, Neil Young and The Walker Brothers. Co-wrote, ‘Up Where We Belong’ with Buffy Sainte-Marie. Died of a heart attack on 25th August 2000. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bjrOcrisGyI
