▁day ▁had ▁w an ed ▁by ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 8 th ▁century ▁after ▁the ▁union ▁of ▁England ▁and ▁Scotland . ▁Nevertheless , ▁the ▁link ▁with ▁St . ▁George ▁continues ▁today , ▁for ▁example ▁Sal is bury ▁holds ▁an ▁annual ▁St . ▁George ' s ▁Day ▁page ant , ▁the ▁orig ins ▁of ▁which ▁are ▁believed ▁to ▁go ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 3 th ▁century . ▁In ▁recent ▁years ▁the ▁popular ity ▁of ▁St . ▁George ' s ▁Day ▁appears ▁to ▁be ▁increasing ▁gradually . ▁BBC ▁Radio ▁ 3 ▁had ▁a ▁full ▁programme ▁of ▁St . ▁George ' s ▁Day ▁events ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁and ▁Andrew ▁Ros ind ell , ▁Conserv ative ▁MP ▁for ▁Rom ford , ▁has ▁been ▁putting ▁the ▁argument ▁forward ▁in ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Commons ▁to ▁make ▁St . ▁George ' s ▁Day ▁a ▁public ▁hol iday . ▁In ▁early ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁Mayor ▁of ▁London ▁Bor is ▁Johnson ▁spe ar head ed ▁a ▁campaign ▁to ▁encou rage ▁the ▁celebr ation ▁of ▁St . ▁George ' s ▁Day . ▁Today , ▁St . ▁George ' s ▁day ▁may ▁be ▁celebrated ▁with ▁anything ▁English ▁including ▁mor ris ▁dan cing ▁and ▁P unch ▁and ▁Jud y ▁shows . ▁ ▁A ▁traditional ▁custom ▁on ▁St . ▁George ' s ▁day ▁is ▁fly ▁or ▁ad orn ▁the ▁St . ▁George ' s ▁Cross ▁flag ▁in ▁some ▁way : ▁pub s ▁in ▁particular ▁can ▁be ▁seen ▁on ▁ 2 3 ▁April ▁f esto oned ▁with