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Introduction Saint George's Day is 23 April. Saint George Saint George, by Gustave Moreau © Saint George is the patron saint of England. He's popularly identified with England and English ideals of honour, bravery and gallantry - but actually he wasn't English at all. Very little, if anything, is known about the real Saint George. Pope Gelasius said that George is one of the saints "whose names are rightly reverenced among us, but whose actions are known only to God." Facts in brief Everything about Saint George is dubious, so the information below should be taken as mythical rather than real.  Born in Cappadocia, an area which is now in Turkey  Lived in 3rd century AD  His parents were Christian  Later lived in Palestine  Became a Roman soldier  Protested against Rome's persecution of Christians  Imprisoned and tortured, but stayed true to his faith  Beheaded at Lydda in Palestine  23rd April was named a...

What an amazingly easy and gorgeous craft for St George's Day. What you will need: A red sock Red craft foam Scraps of red, yellow and orange craft foam Red glitter glue Fabric glue Googley eyes Fabric pen Instructions: Cut two wings and a tail from red craft foam. Decorate with the glitter glue. Put the sock over your hand and mark where you want the eyes, wings and tail to go. Now lay the sock flat and glue on the tail, wings and eyes. While this is drying make your flames by cutting out a flame shape from yellow foam, a slightly smaller one from orange foam and an even smaller one from yellow foam. Glue them together in a pile. Put on the sock puppet, using your thumb as the lower part of the mouth, and mark where the flames will go. Take off the puppet and glue on the flames. These will need to face the back of the sock so that they turn the right way around when you put in your thumb. Fabulous activit...