▁ 2 4 ▁April ▁is ▁the ▁day ▁of ▁Saint ▁George ▁the ▁Drag onk iller , ▁thus ▁it ▁is ▁the ▁name ▁day ▁of ▁men ▁named ▁Gy ör gy . ▁It ▁is ▁also ▁the ▁Day ▁of ▁the ▁Police , ▁who ▁honour ▁him ▁as ▁a ▁patron ▁saint . ▁ ▁Eastern ▁Orth odox ▁tradition ▁ ▁Under ▁the ▁state ▁at he ism ▁of ▁former ▁Eastern ▁B loc ▁countries , ▁the ▁celebr ation ▁of ▁Saint ▁George ' s ▁Day ▁was ▁histor ically ▁suppress ed . ▁ ▁If ▁St . ▁George ' s ▁Day ▁( or ▁any ▁saint ' s ▁day ) ▁falls ▁during ▁Holy ▁Week ▁or ▁on ▁E aster ▁Day , ▁it ▁is ▁observed ▁on ▁E aster ▁Monday . ▁ ▁Eastern ▁S lav ic ▁tradition ▁ ▁The ▁Russian ▁Orth odox ▁Church , ▁which ▁uses ▁the ▁Julian ▁calendar , ▁has ▁two ▁important ▁fe asts ▁of ▁Saint ▁George . ▁Besides ▁the ▁fe ast ▁of ▁ 2 3 ▁April ▁( Jul ian ▁calendar ), ▁common ▁through ▁all ▁Christ end om , ▁Rus si ans ▁also ▁celebr ate ▁the ▁anni versary ▁of ▁the ▁dedic ation ▁of ▁the ▁Church ▁of ▁St . ▁George ▁in ▁K iev ▁by ▁Y ar oslav ▁the ▁W ise ▁( 1 0 5 1 ) ▁on ▁ 2 6 ▁November ▁( Jul ian ▁Calendar ), ▁which ▁currently ▁falls ▁on ▁ 9 ▁December . ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁Russian ▁forms ▁of ▁the ▁name ▁George ▁being ▁Y uri , ▁the ▁two ▁fe asts ▁are ▁popular ly ▁known ▁as ▁V esen ni y ▁Y ur iev ▁Den ▁( Y uri ' s ▁Day ▁in