St George is the patron saint of England and Ethiopia. Although during the World Cup in a couple of months time there will be plenty of white flags with a Red Cross, which is St George’s symbol; today is a normal working day and the day will pass largely without ceremony.
There is a dragon Emblemin the station in Sheffield not sure if this is to represent St George?
There are also roses, which is England’s national flower.
It is also the English playwrite William Shakespeare’s date of birth and death,