▁called ▁Fu he is . ▁In ▁Jordan , ▁many ▁churches ▁are ▁dedicated ▁to ▁St . ▁George . ▁ ▁St . ▁George ' s ▁Day ▁is ▁celebrated ▁throughout ▁Leb anon , ▁but ▁especially ▁in ▁towns ▁and ▁villages ▁where ▁churches ▁for ▁St . ▁George ▁have ▁been ▁ere cted . ▁ ▁Many ▁Christian ▁denomin ations ▁in ▁Sy ria ▁celebr ate ▁St . ▁George ' s ▁Day , ▁especially ▁in ▁the ▁H oms ▁Governor ate . ▁They ▁do ▁this ▁by ▁dress ing ▁small ▁children ▁as ▁drag ons ▁and ▁ch asing ▁them ▁through ▁the ▁streets ▁whilst ▁be ating ▁them ▁with ▁clubs ▁and ▁bat ons . ▁Following ▁this , ▁participants ▁tradition ally ▁d ine ▁and ▁dance . ▁The ▁monaster y ▁of ▁Mar ▁Jur jus ▁( St . ▁George ) ▁dates ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁ 6 th ▁century ▁and ▁is ▁a ▁regional ▁centre ▁of ▁Orth odox ▁Christian ity . ▁ ▁In ▁literature ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 8 9 7 ▁book ▁D rac ula ▁by ▁Br am ▁Sto ker , ▁evil ▁things ▁are ▁said ▁to ▁occur ▁on ▁St . ▁George ' s ▁E ve , ▁beginning ▁at ▁mid night . ▁The ▁date ▁of ▁St . ▁George ' s ▁Day ▁presented ▁in ▁the ▁book , ▁ 5 ▁May ▁( on ▁the ▁Western ▁Greg or ian ▁calendar ), ▁is ▁St . ▁George ' s ▁Day ▁as ▁observed ▁by ▁the ▁Eastern ▁Orth odox ▁churches ▁of ▁that ▁era . ▁The ▁belief ▁is ▁that ▁mor oi ▁( l iving ▁v amp ires ), ▁w itch es , ▁and ▁other ▁dark ▁cre atures ▁must ▁gather ▁all ▁the