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Create a national holiday for "St Georges Day"

Rejected 12 signatures

What the petition asks

St George's Day is celebrated annually on 23 April, recognised as England's national day to mark the death of the Patron Saint of England, who is thought to have died around AD 303 when he was tortured and executed in Palestine, becoming an early Christian martyr
It long overdue that England has a official National day and not be ashamed to celebrate our culture, history and commemorate why we are called Great Britain !. Our country was the founding nation of the modern industrial Era and owes its success to the great minds and entrepreneurs of this age. We all owe a significant debt to these pioneers of the early industrial revolutionary era without this we would not have been the most powerful successful nation that we were and hopefully still are

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

You may wish to sign the following petition, which calls for similar action:

Make Saint David's Day (Wales) and Saint George's Day (England) Bank Holidays
Make Saint David's Day (Wales) and Saint George's Day (England) Bank Holidays

Timeline

25 Jan 2025 Petition opened for signatures
13 Mar 2025 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 12
Status Rejected
Rejected 13 Mar 2025

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 20 Aug 2026.