Saint George's Day

St.George is the patron saint of England, celebrated on April 23th. His emblem is a red cross on a white background, it also is the flag of England and soldiers wore it on their tunics in war to avoid confusion.
St.George wasn't English at all. He was a Roman soldier who protested against Roman's torture of Christians and he died for this. His popularity comes from Crusades times, when it is said that the Normans saw him in a vision of war and they were victorious. However English people don't celebrate their patron as a real holiday;it is more likely to see them celebrate with big parades St.Patrick's day, than see them celebrate St.George's.