Happy St Piran's Day (Cornwall) from RootsChat

[Jean McGurn]

My car has the Cornish flag sticker  on the boot and it wasn't until someone asked if I came from Cornwall that I knew it was St Piran's flag.

I don't know if it was a Cornishman or someone who had a good holiday who put it there but the car was registered in West Sussex and appears from the historic paperwork - services etc - never to have been 'residing' there.

Jean

[Ruskie]

But you must have seen St Piran's Flag?!

no 

 (looks like a different coloured St Georges)

[Lady Di]

You're not alone Ruskie - I haven't heard of St Piran, his flag or his special day either 

Nice to see we're celebrating someone/something but I did miss the News flash of "Happy Australia Day" a few weeks ago 

[KGarrad]

As you're both in Australia, I suppose you can be forgiven!

I was brought up in the West of England, and had many happy holidays in Cornwall.
So I used to see St Piran's Flag on cars, flagpoles, etc all over Cornwall - often with the "Mebyon Kernow" legend.

Cornwall considers itself to be separate to England! It used to have it's own parliament - the Stannary Parliament.

I was once, many years ago, in a pub in Cornwall, and overheard this conversation:
Man 1 "Where you going Saturday?"
Man 2 "I'm goin' to England, shopping".  - he was going to Plymouth!

[Ruskie]

I noticed St David's day, but not sure if Australia Day was recognized Di. 
I'm not offended though.
I am a little bit miffed that I didn't know it was St Piran's Day or I eould have celebrated with some pasties and clotted cream. Any excuse.  My Londoner OH hadn't heard of it either.

Great story KGarrad.

[Mike in Cumbria]

Thanks for the pasties, Trystan, although I'm going to feel hungry by mid-morning.

[KGarrad]

Sorry, Trystan! But it simply has to be said?!

Your pasties in the photograph are NOT Cornish Pasties!
(It's a protected named foodstuff these days! Protected Geographical Indication)

Cornish Pasties are crimped along the edge - so the miners had a "handle" to hold, and discard!
http://www.cornishpastyassociation.co.uk/about-pgi/frequently-asked-questions/

So - looks like you have imposters?!

[Seoras]

Happy St. Piran's Day to all my Cornish friends and family. Trystan well done on they pasty's on the masthead, they'm 'ansome mi dear

[trystan]

Nice to see we're celebrating someone/something but I did miss the News flash of "Happy Australia Day" a few weeks ago 

We celebrated Anzac Day here on RootsChat - it had a map of Australia on it - it looks like we missed Australia day in the graphics itself sorry.