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  2. Public holidays in Canada - Wikipedia

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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 ...

  3. Category:Public holidays in Canada - Wikipedia

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    Christmas in Canada (1 C, 17 P) F. Festivals in Canada (13 C) G. Groundhog Day (17 P) N. New Year in Canada (6 P) P. Provincial and territorial holidays in Canada (8 ...

  4. Christmas and holiday season - Wikipedia

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    By the late 20th century, the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah and the new African American cultural holiday of Kwanzaa began to be considered in the U.S. as being part of the "holiday season", a term that as of 2013 had become equally or more prevalent than "Christmas season" in U.S. sources to refer to the end-of-the-year festive period.

  5. Lists of holidays - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  6. Christmas - Wikipedia

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    In the United States, it has been calculated that a quarter of all personal spending takes place during the Christmas/holiday shopping season. [215] Figures from the US Census Bureau reveal that expenditure in department stores nationwide rose from $20.8 billion in November 2004 to $31.9 billion in December 2004, an increase of 54 percent. In ...

  7. Where does the Canadian Pacific Holiday Train stop? See 2024 ...

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    The Canadian Pacific Holiday Train made its first few stops this year in New York villages and cities like Menands, Mechanicville and Saratoga Springs on Nov. 25, according to the train's U.S ...

  8. When is Hanukkah this year and why is it so late? Jewish ...

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    Hanukkah starts on Christmas Eve or Christmas Day roughly once every 15 years. Since 1900, there have been five years that the first night of Hanukkah began on Christmas Day : 2024, 2005, 1959 ...

  9. Observance of Christmas by country - Wikipedia

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    Church bells chime in the Christmas holiday between 5:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. In some families, the Christmas story from Luke 2 will be read from the old family Bible. The main Christmas meal is served in the evening. Common main dishes include pork rib, pinnekjøtt (pieces of lamb rib steamed on a grid of birch wood).