This petition was submitted during the 2017 to 2019 Parliament
Rejected petition St Georges day a public holiday
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English people deserve to celebrate their national day. Australia have public holiday for Australia day, Ireland have St Patrick day.As English people we work hard and are very patriotic, so we should be able to celebrate our National day like many other countries.
We want to have a day off work, so we can celebrate our national day.
We want to be able to have days out with family and friends, fly the flag of the England and have a day to celebrate our great country.
Why was this petition rejected?
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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/241732
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