Wednesday 23 April 2014

Today's rambling train of thought

Yesterday was the last day of Passover and in part because my first wife was a 'rebel'  Chabad-Lubavitch,  [for whom and for my mother, father & uncle, we lit  a Yahrtzeit  candle], my immediate family continue a Chabad custom of the 'Messiah's feast', a celebration of the past week but is also hopefully looking o the arrival of the Messiah (with our Bible verse being Isaiah 10, 32 to 12 end).

Today is Irsu Chag, that is the day after a festival has ended, so I was able to re buy the family Chamtez from Mr Chang. And not a moment too soon as today is St George's Day,as well as Shakespeare's birthday, so I can of course raise a pint to both. Shakespeare needs little introduction as he is world famous, but St George probably does.Now it is typical of the English that they tend to celebrate Ireland's national day more than their own and apparently a good chunk do not even know when St George's day actually is. It is also ironic that St George wasn't actually English but Turkish or Middle Eastern, who allegedly slew a dragon; however I am in part middle eastern, Jewish, but also British, so perhaps St George is the right 'multicultural' figure for our age and should continue as a celebrated Englishmen?

Every nation needs its legends, just as the Jewish nation has been reciting its own history over the past week and as I said in my post below, I cannot see why people take issue with the idea of  England not being a Christian country, besides which if I can believe in burning bushes, plagues and partings of mighty seas, then the English should believe in their national day, St George and dragon slaying. 

Now to go and have a beer and celebrate these 2 celebrated Englishmen.

L'chaim!

5 comments:

  1. Ahoy thar. This be Jolly Pete t' Pirate. I be a legend o' t' seas. I've many a strange tale t' tell.

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    1. Hi Jolly Pete the Pirate and what strange tale have you got for us today?

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    2. Ooooh, reminds me of the local accents I hear all the time around here. Jolly Pete the Pirate is the Pirate King? :

      'Oh, better far to live and die
      Under the brave black flag I fly,
      Than play a sanctimonious part,
      With a pirate head and a pirate heart.
      Away to the cheating world go you,
      Where pirates all are well-to-do;
      But I’ll be true to the song I sing,
      And live and die a Pirate King.

      For I am a Pirate King!
      And it is, it is a glorious thing
      To be a Pirate King!

      For I am a Pirate King!
      Chorus.
      You are!
      Hurrah for our Pirate King!
      King.
      And it is, it is a glorious thing
      To be a Pirate King.
      Chorus.
      It is!
      Hurrah for our Pirate King!
      King & Chorus.
      Hurrah for the/our Pirate King!

      When I sally forth to seek my prey
      I help myself in a royal way.
      I sink a few more ships, it’s true,
      Than a well-bred monarch ought to do;
      But many a king on a first-class throne,
      If he wants to call his crown his own,
      Must manage somehow to get through
      More dirty work than ever I do,

      For I am a Pirate King!
      And it is, it is a glorious thing
      To be a Pirate King!

      For I am a Pirate King!
      Chorus.
      You are!
      Hurrah for the Pirate King!
      King.
      And it is, it is a glorious thing
      To be a Pirate King.
      Chorus.
      It is!
      Hurrah for our Pirate King!
      King & Chorus.
      Hurrah for the/our Pirate King!'

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  3. Hi David,

    Hope you had a good George's day.

    Sad to see the end of Passover - next year in Jerusalem !!

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