India, April 23 -- St. George's Day is a feast day that holds great significance in England. It is typically celebrated every year on April 23 in honour of the country's patron saint. However, things are a little different this year as the Church of England has moved the feast to next week. The reason behind the shock shift in the date is a unique rule followed by the Anglican Church.

While the feast for St. George's Day is held on the 23rd of April, the traditionally accepted date of Saint George's death, this year it has been moved to Monday, April 28. A Church of England rule dictates that a saint's day cannot fall within a week before or after Easter, which was observed on April 20 this year.

A note issued by the Church of England, ...