In Roman Paganism, today is the festival of Jupiter and Venus. In England, it is dedicated to St. George, the country's patron saint. St. George's Day is the remnant of an ancient festival of fertility, the traditional day for parades of dragons, hobbyhorses, and giant effigies. St. George is a version of the Greek chimera-slayer, Bellerophon, and the nothern European hero, Sigurd the Dragonslayer, the Siegfriend of Wagner's opera. In English Asatru, it is the day of Sigurd, festival of the homeland.
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