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St George’s Day is normally on 23rd April but not this year!<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

When St George’s Day falls between Palm Sunday and the Second Sunday after Easter it is transferred to the Monday after the Second Sunday of Easter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Got that? No, nor did I. Not many people know that. it seems. Last time it happened, Keir Starmer, Theresa May, and London Mayor Sadiq Khan all got it wrong in 2019. The first time I heard about this was 2025, when Keir Starmer appeared to have got it wrong again. A cleric fulminated about illiterate people who get it wrong!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But I think the Church should stop such silly practices. Either it is or it isn’t.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To see my post on St George’s Day please follow this link<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On this Day<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

1789 Fletcher Christian led the Mutiny on the Bounty. Captain Bligh is buried<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1945 Populist, Fascist, Dictator Benito Mussolini captured by partisans and killed. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

First Published on 2025 April 28th<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

St George’s Day is normally on 23rd April but not this year! When St George’s Day falls between Palm Sunday and the Second Sunday after Easter it is transferred to the Monday after the Second Sunday of Easter. Got that? No, nor did I. Not many people know that. it seems. Last time it happened, … <\/p>\n

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