
11-05-2006, 08:30 PM
[quote="Doctor Duffy":2721a]Do they have a 4th of July in England??????????[/quote:2721a]
England was actually a republic for about 11 years during our civil war & we had to eventually kill the King kus he was being a bit of a dick. But then we saw the error of our ways & got another King... We have a national day, St Georges day on April 23rd [Saint George is the patron Saint of England] We fly a few English flags [which is not the union jack] but we generally don't go completely mad & let off fireworks etc because it's not really part of the character, stiff upper lip & all that... We also have the last night of the Proms, trooping the colour & Royal ceremonies when we can go a little nuts for the patriotic cause but they are generally directed at Great Britain as a whole & not just England.
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