▁gar lands ▁of ▁St . ▁George ' s ▁cross es . ▁It ▁is ▁custom ary ▁for ▁the ▁h ymn ▁" J er usalem " ▁to ▁be ▁s ung ▁in ▁c athed r als , ▁churches ▁and ▁chap els ▁on ▁St . ▁George ' s ▁Day , ▁or ▁on ▁the ▁Sunday ▁closest ▁to ▁it . ▁Trad itional ▁English ▁food ▁and ▁drink ▁may ▁be ▁consum ed . ▁ ▁There ▁is ▁a ▁growing ▁reaction ▁to ▁the ▁recent ▁ind ifference ▁to ▁St . ▁George ' s ▁Day . ▁Organ is ations ▁such ▁as ▁English ▁Heritage ▁and ▁the ▁Royal ▁Society ▁of ▁St . ▁George ▁have ▁been ▁encourag ing ▁celebr ations . ▁There ▁have ▁also ▁been ▁calls ▁to ▁replace ▁St . ▁George ▁as ▁patron ▁saint ▁of ▁England ▁on ▁the ▁grounds ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁an ▁obsc ure ▁figure ▁who ▁had ▁no ▁direct ▁connection ▁with ▁the ▁country . ▁However , ▁there ▁is ▁no ▁obvious ▁cons ensus ▁as ▁to ▁whom ▁to ▁replace ▁him ▁with , ▁though ▁names ▁suggested ▁include ▁Edmund ▁the ▁Mart yr , ▁C uth bert ▁of ▁Lind isf ar ne , ▁or ▁Saint ▁Alban , ▁with ▁the ▁last ▁having ▁to pped ▁a ▁BBC ▁Radio ▁ 4 ▁poll ▁on ▁the ▁subject . ▁Rec ently ▁there ▁have ▁been ▁calls ▁to ▁re inst ate ▁St ▁Edmund ▁as ▁the ▁patron ▁Saint ▁of ▁England ▁as ▁he ▁was ▁disp la ced ▁by ▁George ▁some ▁ 4 0 0 ▁years ▁ago . ▁ ▁Relig ious ▁observ ance ▁of ▁St . ▁George ' s ▁day ▁changes ▁when ▁it ▁is ▁too ▁close ▁to ▁E aster . ▁According ▁to ▁the