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Family Day in Alberta was first celebrated in 1990, [5] making it the only province to have a statutory holiday in February until Saskatchewan began observing the day in 2007. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] The holiday was proclaimed by Lieutenant Governor Helen Hunley , on the advice of her premier , Don Getty .
Family Day is a public holiday in the countries of Angola, Israel, Namibia, South Africa, Uruguay, Vanuatu, and Vietnam; in the Canadian provinces of Alberta, British Columbia, New Brunswick, Ontario, and Saskatchewan; in the American states of Arizona and Nevada; and as the second day of Songkran in Thailand.
National Family Week is celebrated throughout the country with special events put on by community organizations. National Family Week also exists in the United Kingdom, the United States, and Australia. It is a distinct event from Family Day which is a statutory holiday created by the provincial governments of Ontario, Alberta and Saskatchewan.
Family Day – third Monday in February; Victoria Day – Monday preceding May 25; Saskatchewan Day – first Monday in August. Celebration of Saskatchewan history and culture similar to Canada Day. Thanksgiving Day – second Monday in October; Remembrance Day – November 11
The Literary History of Alberta: Volume One at the Internet Archive; Melnyk, George (1998). The Literary History of Alberta Volume Two: From the End of the War to the End of the Century. University of Alberta. ISBN 978-0-88864-324-7. The Literary History of Alberta: Volume Two at the Internet Archive; Tupper, Allan; Gibbins, Roger (1992).
The history of Canada covers the period from the arrival of the Paleo-Indians to North America thousands of years ago to the present day. The lands encompassing present-day Canada have been inhabited for millennia by Indigenous peoples , with distinct trade networks, spiritual beliefs, and styles of social organization.
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Fort Edmonton Park (sometimes referred to as "Fort Edmonton") is an attraction in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Named for the first enduring European post in the area of modern-day Edmonton, the park is the largest living history museum in Canada by area. [ 1 ]