St George's Day 2019: Why is St George's Day NOT a bank holiday? Who was St George?
23 Apr 2019
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ST GEORGE'S DAY falls on April 23 this year. Unlike Easter, which has two UK bank holidays, St George's Day is not a national holiday - but why not?