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A similar but rarely-used concept exists at the European Union-level and Arab League-level and are called a European Day of Mourning and Arab League Day of Mourning. The European Commission first introduced the concept on 12 September 2001, when a day of mourning was declared across EU member states for the victims of the September 11 terrorist ...
In December 1990, this day became a national observance in Canada with the passing of the Workers Mourning Day Act, so that on April 28, 1991, it was officially the National Day of Mourning for persons killed or injured in the workplace; making April 28, an official Workers' Mourning Day. [2] [3]
In parts of Canada, the term "Civic Holiday" is a generic name referring to the annual holiday on the first Monday of August. However, this definition is far from uniform nationwide as Quebec, Newfoundland, and Yukon do not recognize it at all (in the Yukon, a civic holiday is celebrated instead on the third Monday of August as Discovery Day ).
In honour of Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral service, the federal government has declared a federal holiday and a national day of mourning on Monday, Sept. 19. Here's what's open and closed on the ...
As Canadians wait to find out if the'll be getting a national holiday on Sept. 19 to observe Queen Elizabeth's funeral, many have mixed reactions to the decision.
When Queen Elizabeth II died on 8 September 2022, after a 70 year reign as Queen of Canada, the country immediately entered a period of official mourning. A federal holiday was declared for the funeral, [12] [13] while the provinces made a variety of arrangements for holidays. [18]
For the first time this year, the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation and Orange Shirt Day were declared on Sept. 30 in Canada to mark the lost children and survivors who were taken from ...
National mourning, from September 17 to 19 September. [543] Maldives: National mourning from September 9 to 11 September. [544] [545] Dominica: 2 Dominica observed two days of national mourning on Monday, September 12 and Tuesday, September 13, flags on all public buildings in the state was flown at half-mast on the days of mourning. [546]