Happy Yorkshire Day!

[davywavy]

Might I wish you all a Happy Yorkshire Day, and offer commiserations to all those of you who had the misfortune to be born in any of the less good parts of the world.*

August 1st holds a special place in Yorkshire's history for, on this day in 1759, soldiers from Yorkshire regiments who had fought in the battle of Minden, in Germany, picked white roses from bushes near to the battlefields as a tribute to their fallen comrades.

There's been a lot of talk about how England should have it's own National Day (like the Scots, Irish and Welsh do), and I don't think we could do better than make Yorkshire Day a national holiday. After all, it does celebrate the very best thing about this country.

^{*i.e. all of them.}

Comments

[tooth-fairy.livejournal.com]

Happy Yorkshire day to you, may you always suffer delusions of Yorkshire's grandeur :p

[davywavy.livejournal.com]

Aw, look at the poor little non-Yorkshire person. There, there. It must be awful for you.

[tooth-fairy.livejournal.com]

It's marvellous to be from Lancashire, wouldn't want to be from your side.

[chrisvenus]

There's been a lot of talk about how England should have it's own National Day

There has? Isn't that what St George's Day is or am I being confused here?

[davywavy.livejournal.com]

Not as a national holiday, no.

[chrisvenus]

ah, I see. Bloody northerners just looking for more excuses not to work... :)

[riksowden.livejournal.com]

Its not a public holiday though, which is whats being suggested.

[riksowden.livejournal.com]

Aye.

[belak-krin.livejournal.com]

We do have St George's day I suppose, unfortunatly it only seems to be celebrated by the brewers of Bombardier.

I feel a great need for a proper Yorkshire pudding now..

[davywavy.livejournal.com]

Yes, it should be St Botulph, patron Saint of Yorkshire.

[belak-krin.livejournal.com]

and what saintly miracle did he/she manage?

[miss-s-b.livejournal.com]

* smooches *

Happy Yorkshire Day to you too.

[davywavy.livejournal.com]

Eugh, germs.

[miss-s-b.livejournal.com]

Shaddup you.

:P

[karohemd.livejournal.com]

You're braver than I thought. ;oÞ

[davywavy.livejournal.com]

You're just jealous.

[motherkat.livejournal.com]

happy Yorkshire day from South Yorkshire, the true cradle of culture

[davywavy.livejournal.com]

Mexborough - cradle of civilisation.

[nicnac.livejournal.com]

So, what has Yorkshire ever done for us?

There's puddings, I suppose..

[davywavy.livejournal.com]

"Ask not what Yorkshire can do for you, ask what you can do for Yorkshire"

As an alternative

[ukmonty.livejournal.com]

or rather a far better and lets face it far more important date, how about the 22 August?

Re: As an alternative

[davywavy.livejournal.com]

22/8/1775 - King George III declares the American colonies to be in open rebellion

I can't see that that is anything to celebrate?

Re: As an alternative

[theoldcatlady.livejournal.com]

My parents' anniversary? Sounds good to me! LOL!

[applez.livejournal.com]

No defamation of your Happy Yorkshireness intended, but it seems the Swiss have claimed the day first, by nearly 500 years. Ahem.

Incidentally, you may want to comment here (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/5234444.stm).

[greebotrill.livejournal.com]

Happy Yorkshire Day to you!