Saint George.

Saint George is widely known as the patron of the UK, but is a day celebrated in another countries as mine, Spain (but Catalunya). On April 23rd many lovers show their love with a red rose for her and one book for him as a symbol of Sant George (St. Jordi). In celebration of this, Borough market, one of the most known market in London, has teamed up with the Government of Catalonia for a special day to honour our shared saint, diverse cultures and traditions. 

According to myth a dragon terrified the small village Montblanc of Barcelona. The dragon ate all the animals of Montblanc and when there were no animals left, it started to eat the people of the village. The village chose each year a person to satisfy the hunger of the evil dragon. When the name of the young princess came up Saint George came rinding and killed the dragon with his sword in the last moment. This myth about Saint George can be found all over Europe (England, Georgia, Greece...until 15 european countries), but the Catalans have been drawn by the story to a higher degree than in most other place. The rose motif stems from the myth, since after Saint George killed the dragon, a rose came up where the dragon's blood was spilled. The book comes from the International Book Day: both Shakespeare and Cervantes died on April 23rd, both in 1616. 

On sunday 21st April, Borough Market trades will be showcasting the best of their produce including a special English charculerie platter from Cannon and Cannon and dragon-themed baked goods from Bread Ahead. There will also be Demostration Kitchens throughout the day focusing on english and catalan dishes. 

The exchanging of roses and books as a sign of resepct in sometihing of a Catalan custom and the UK delegation of the Government of Catalonia will perform the ritual with members of the public, while traders will hand out roses to revellers throughout the day. there will be also tradicional music and entertainment. 

You can't keep out! Join the Borough market tomorrow!

to get in: you have to cross the river to the another opposite side. The closer tube stop is: London Bridge with jubilee or northern line and walk 3 minutes. 

map: https://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=borough+market+google+maps&ll=51.505176,-0.089993&spn=0.005683,0.00942&fb=1&gl=uk&hq=borough+market&hnear=0x47d8a00baf21de75:0x52963a5addd52a99,London&cid=0,0,523900344810486722&t=m&z=17

take care :)