Well nearly.
Cardiff, of course, won the F.A. Cup on April 23rd 1927 (St George's Day) and the only time the Cup was taken away from England ... until Cardiff City win it again on May 17th 2008 of course!!
The main obsession with our English friends is that today was St George's Day when their patron siant - a Turk! - supposedly slayed a dragon. While the Celts have been fierecely patriotic and pround, the English have always been reticent and embarrassed but in recent years, they finally recognise it.
It's quite touching that England have finally discovered patriotism, took them long enough.
Seems there now a clamour to make it national holiday - just what we need with 2 other April bank holidays for Easter and 2 more in May. Of course, Wales would have to have one in March.
Without question, we should have an extra public holiday or two in UK, think we have the least in Europe(?) but l;et's be sensible enough to get them in summer rather than cram them all between December to May with an odd one in August?
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