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[53] [54] Thanksgiving is not a statutory holiday. Canada Day is not a statutory holiday as July 1 is Memorial Day. Provincial statutory. Memorial Day (July 1) Armistice Day (Remembrance Day) (November 11) Optional. The following is a list of designated paid holidays for government employees. [55] Saint Patrick's Day (March 17) Saint George's ...
This is a collection of articles about holidays celebrated only, or primarily, in Canada. For more widely celebrated holidays, see Category:Holidays . The main article for this category is Public holidays in Canada .
A Remembrance Day parade and service in Bridgetown, Barbados, 2019. In Barbados, Remembrance Day is not a public holiday. It is recognised as 11 November, but the parade and ceremonial events are carried out on Remembrance Sunday. [13] The day is commemorated to recognise the Barbadian soldiers who died fighting in the First and Second World Wars.
Worldwide Candle Lighting Day. December 11. Holiday Food Drive for Needy Animals Day. International Mountain Day. National App Day. Noodle Ring Day. UNICEF Birthday. UNICEF Day for Change. December 12
January 1 – New Year's Day; February 17 – Family Day; April 18 – Good Friday; May 19 – Victoria Day; July 1 – Canada Day; September 1 – Labour Day; September 30 – National Day for Truth and Reconciliation; October 13 – Thanksgiving Day; November 11 – Remembrance Day; December 25 – Christmas Day
Decoration Day is a Canadian holiday that recognizes veterans of Canada's military. The holiday has mostly been eclipsed by the similar Remembrance Day. Decoration Day began on 2 June 1890. Originally, the celebration served as a form of protest for veterans of the Battle of Ridgeway who felt that their contributions to the protection of Canada ...
Saint Stephen's Day or Second Day of Christmas (26 December) – Holiday observed in many European countries. Boxing Day (26 December or 27 December) – Holiday observed in many Commonwealth countries on the first non-Sunday after Christmas. New Year's Eve (31 December) – Night before New Year's Day. Usually observed with celebrations and ...
Iguatemi Florianópolis in Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil decorated for Christmas on November 22, 2014. Christmas creep is a merchandising phenomenon in which merchants and retailers introduce Christmas-themed merchandise or decorations before the traditional start of the holiday shopping season, which in the United States is on the day after Thanksgiving. [1]