An Oxford college has been accused of “cancelling” St George’s Day in a row over an Eid formal dinner being held on April 23, the Telegraph can reveal.
Magdalen College held an annual banquet to commemorate England’s legendary patron saint before the pandemic, with dons, fellows and students enjoying a traditional feast among its spires.
But this year, the college will host a formal dinner for Eid, the Islamic festival marking the end of Ramadan, on St George’s Day and no other formal meals or dinners to mark England’s patron saint will take place.
An Eid dinner is a cultural celebration. A St George’s Day one is an inappropriate display of cultural dominance. I have got that right, yes?
Well, until Eid becomes the dominant culture I guess.
So the Telegraph columnist wants them to hold two formal dinners on the same evening in the same hall?
Given that St George was – according to ‘leading scholars’ (Dr Alice Roberts) – Turkish, it’s entirely appropriate they celebrate his religious beliefs…
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13 March 2023
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Will the students and fellows also follow the customs of Ramadan?
Perhaps the SCR will celebrate May Morning by throwing a few homosexuals from Magdalen Tower.
“Magdalen College” Where does that name come from? Swear I’ve heard it before.
Anyway it’s probably easier to shag deer than camels.
Roast Pork and Apple Sauce?
As a Withered Lily, I couldn’t recall such a celebration during my time there. But on reading the linked Terriblegraph piece: “the Telegraph has seen records which show the college hosted dinners dedicated solely to St George’s Day in each of the four years prior to the pandemic, from 2016 to 2019”
So a tradition dating all the way back to the middle of the last decade. It’s just an excuse to add a bit of variety (and gaiety, if we’re still allowed to call it that) to the evening meal.
Jonathan, lol. yeah saw that on the Bristol iconoclasts who daubed ‘St George was Turkish’ on the plinth of the statue they tore down. Right but he lived 300 years before islam existed and between 400 and 700 before anatolia was overun and conquered by Turkic tribes. In actuality he spoke Greek, probably saw himself as roman, so possibly Greco Roman covers it. i.e. Western. On the other hand St. Patrick was English.
On the other hand St. Patrick was English
St Andrew was Palestinian. Seems that Wales is the only one with a native patron saint.
@ Hallowed Be
St Patrick was Welsh