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Canada's Maritime provinces can be slammed by legendary coastal storms much like the Northeast U.S. From Feb. 18-20, 2004, 21 years ago this week, the Great Maritimes Blizzard hammered Atlantic ...
Arab American Heritage Month; Autism Acceptance Month [11]; Cancer Control Month; Confederate History Month; Dalit History Month; Financial Literacy Month [12]; Jazz Appreciation Month
Public holidays in Canada (French: Jours fériés au Canada), known as statutory holidays, stat holidays, or simply stats (French: jours fériés), consist of a variety of cultural, nationalistic, and religious holidays that are legislated in Canada at the federal or provincial and territorial levels. While many of these holidays are honoured ...
This is an incomplete list of festivals in Canada. This list includes festivals of diverse types, among them regional festivals, commerce festivals , fairs , food festivals , arts festivals , and recurring festivals on holidays .
Each year, Heritage Canada chooses a different theme for the Heritage Day celebrations. [2] [26] These celebrations can also be week-long, beginning with the third Monday of February, in which case it is known as Heritage Week. [27] [24] [26] [28]
Canada Day, [a] formerly known as Dominion Day, [b] is the national day of Canada.A federal statutory holiday, it celebrates the anniversary of Canadian Confederation which occurred on July 1, 1867, with the passing of the British North America Act, 1867, when the three separate colonies of the United Canadas, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick were united into a single dominion within the British ...
Scouts' Day or Guides' Day is a generic term for special days observed by members of the Scouting movement throughout the year. Some of these days have religious significance, while others may be a simple celebration of Scouting. Typically, it is a day when all members of Scouting will re-affirm the Scout Promise.
The Canada in the song refers to Lower Canada, today's southern Quebec. Rounds of toasts went to the Parti patriote, the United States, Ireland, and the Ninety-Two Resolutions. [12] Two days later, La Minerve concluded: "This holiday, whose goal is to solidify the union of the Canadiens, will not go without bearing fruit. It will be celebrated ...