Đ ur đ ev dan ' s ▁w ides p read ▁appeal ▁can ▁be ▁seen ▁in ▁the ▁folk ▁song ▁ Đ ur đ ev dan ▁popular ised ▁by ▁Bij elo ▁D ug me ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁Me š a ▁Sel im ović ' s ▁novel ▁Death ▁and ▁the ▁Der v ish . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁Greek ▁Orth odox ▁Church , ▁Saint ▁George ' s ▁Day ▁is ▁celebrated ▁on ▁ 2 3 ▁April , ▁unless ▁this ▁date ▁falls ▁during ▁L ent ▁or ▁Holy ▁Week ▁when ▁it ▁is ▁celebrated ▁on ▁the ▁day ▁following ▁E aster . ▁ ▁Other , ▁less er ▁sain ts ▁are ▁comm emor ated ▁during ▁L ent ▁or ▁Holy ▁Week ▁on ▁their ▁usual ▁dates . ▁ ▁However , ▁because ▁of ▁St . ▁George ' s ▁standing ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁church ' s ▁most ▁v ener ated ▁meg alom art y rs ▁the ▁celebr ation ▁date ▁is ▁moved ▁outside ▁of ▁L ent ▁and ▁Holy ▁Week ▁so ▁that ▁people ▁can ▁fully ▁celebr ate ▁the ▁day . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁Georg ian ▁Church , ▁St . ▁George ▁the ▁Vict ory - B ear er ▁is ▁comm emor ated ▁twice ▁a ▁year : ▁on ▁ 2 3 ▁November ▁( the ▁Bre aking ▁on ▁the ▁W heel ▁of ▁Holy ▁Great mart yr ▁George ) ▁and ▁ 6 ▁May ▁( the ▁Be head ing ▁of ▁St . ▁George ). ▁ ▁The ▁Roman ian ▁Orth odox ▁Church , ▁which ▁uses ▁the ▁Re vised ▁Julian ▁calendar , ▁celebr ates ▁St . ▁George ' s ▁Day ▁on ▁ 2 3