Last Saturday was the celebration of the Feast of St George in Trafalgar Square so I met up with my friends Cierra and Lisa for the festivities. The event was free and had music, activities, and loads of food stands. If you look to the left of Nelson's column in the photo below you can see Elizabeth Tower which holds Big Ben.
St George's Day is officially April 23rd, the date traditionally accepted as St George's death in 303 AD. St George is the patron saint of England and his cross forms the national flag of England which has been used since the Crusades.
Saint George was a soldier and officer in the Roman army who was killed by Emperor Diocletian for not abandoning Christianity.
They had this giant version of the deck chairs that you can rent in the summer in the parks. Here we are with our flags of England featuring the cross of St George.
St George is typically featured on a horse slaying a dragon. The dragon represents the enemies of Christianity. The Feast of St George had a funny logo with him holding a giant fork instead of his sword.
For the feasting part, we had these really delicious chips (fries) and Cierra and I split this "fishdog" which was basically a fish stick on a hot dog bun with minted mushy peas underneath.
For dessert we had doughnuts with salted caramel sauce. The doughnuts were more like churros but were still pretty good. The food was overpriced since it was a special event but it was still tasty.
We also heard some great live music including the Beatles cover band from the musical Let It Be on the West End. The weather was beautiful (not raining) and we all had a great time at the feast.
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