Feliç Sant Jordi :-*

The traditional rose and book giving dates back a long way. The rose stems from the famous myth of Sant Jordi. Legend says that after Sant Jordi killed the dragon, a red rose grew up from the ground where the dragons blood was spilled. The book giving part came later. On April 23rd 1616 both William Shakespere and famed Spanish writer Miguel Cervantes died. In 1923 a bookseller began to promote the day as a way to commemorate the death of these great authors and a tradition was born.