FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Valentine’s Day
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Easter
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Saint George’s Day
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Saint Patrick’s Day
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Detailed explanation-1: -Additional celebrations involve the commemoration of 23 April as William Shakespeare’s birthday and death.
Detailed explanation-2: -William Shakespeare was baptised on 26 April 1564 at Holy Trinity in Stratford-Upon-Avon. Traditionally his birthday is celebrated three days earlier, on 23 April, St George’s Day.
Detailed explanation-3: -The legend of Saint George and the Dragon describes the saint taming and slaying a dragon that demanded human sacrifices. We celebrate St. George’s Day on April 23-the anniversary of his death in 303 AD. The patron saint of England has captivated British imaginations since the Crusades and the Hundred Years’ War.
Detailed explanation-4: -St George’s Day takes place on the 23rd April each year to marks the death of the Patron Saint of England, who is thought to have died in around AD 303 when he was tortured and executed in Palestine, becoming an early Christian martyr. Saint George and the Dragon./Credit: Getty Images [Heiliger Georg und Drache.
Detailed explanation-5: -In fact, despite the rule above, the Roman Catholic Church in England and Wales celebrated St George’s Day on Tuesday 26 April 2022, with the feast day of St Mark taking precedence and being celebrated on Monday 25 April.