Happy Saint George's Day - April 23

Monday, April 23 is Saint George's Day, also known as the Feast of Saint George, celebrated by various Christian Churches and by the nations and cities of which Saint George is the patron saint.  Today marks the traditionally accepted date of the saint's death in AD 303.  In Catalonia, Diada de Sant Jordi is also known as El Dia de la Rosa (The Day of the Rose) or El Dia del Libre (The Day of the Book), involving traditions similar to those of the Anglo-Saxon Valentine's Day.  Traditionally, boys give girls a flower and girls give boys a book; today books and roses are given to both boys and girls.  April 23 as Day of the Book recognizes the day that William Shakespeare, Miguel de Cervantes, and Incan/Spanish author el Inca Garcilaso de la Vega all died.  See a Photo Gallery from a combined US Spanish class on April 23 discovering that all of these people and events are celebrated that day!