This fascinating holiday comemorates Saint George, legendary slayer of dragons. It also honors the anniversary of the death of Shakespeare and of Cervantes, the father of the novel, as well as the famous Peruvian author "Inca" Garcilaso. It is customary to give women roses, and to give men copies of books by one of these authors.
As a side note, a dictionary supposedly belonging to and annotated by Shakespeare himself has been discovered. Check out this review of a new book about what the annotations reveal of the Bard: Shakespeare's Own Dictionary
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