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Nana
07-01-2002, 06:30 PM
To my fellow Canadians at home & away:

<font color=red>HAPPY CANADA DAY!</font color=red>

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Paul S
07-01-2002, 07:11 PM
Hi Nana,

Happy Canada Day!

I had no idea what <font color=red>Canada Day</font color=red> was so I had a look. For those of you, like me, who don't know here is some background info:

Click Here for Canada Day Info</font color=blue> (http://www.pch.gc.ca/ceremonial-symb/english/day_can.html><font)

<font color=green>Paul</font color=green>
Nana
07-01-2002, 07:25 PM
paul38,

Thank you for the birthday wishes. I guess the whole world knows what July 4th is, but our country - parked to the north & bigger than our southern neighbours - of only 33 million people celebrate our beginnings, too.

Today is our <font color=red>135th birthday!</font color=red>

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DanK
07-01-2002, 07:28 PM
I must admit i've never actually heard of Canada day, i'd say most of us in the UK havent /images/forums/icons/crazy.gif

The link paul supplied makes interesting reading.
Nana
07-01-2002, 07:46 PM
DanK,

I'm really surprised /images/forums/icons/shocked.gif that people in the UK don't know about <font color=red>Canada Day</font color=red>. After all, we are still part of the Commonwealth.

Mind you, I have no idea if the UK celebrates a birthday - other than the Queen's, which we celebrate as well (Victoria Day, May 24). - so I shouldn't be surprised that the people in the UK don't know ours.

It's a shame that we learn so little about one another's countries in school. /images/forums/icons/frown.gif Although, that shouldn't stop us learning more as adults.

Time for me to do some reading. . . .

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DanK
07-01-2002, 09:12 PM
Most special occasions in the UK, St Georges day etc arn't holidays anymore /images/forums/icons/frown.gif hope Canada still have this little luxury.
Nana
07-01-2002, 09:32 PM
DanK,

Sorry, I hate to admit that I didn't know when (April 23rd) or what <a target="_blank" href=http://www.april23rd.org.uk>St. Georges Day</a> is. Now I do!

To answer your question, yes, both Victoria Day and <font color=red>Canada Day</font color=red> are still holidays. We celebrate Victoria Day on the closest Monday before or on the 24th of May. It (usually) falls the weekend before the American Memorial Day weekend.

<font color=red>Canada Day</font color=red> is supposed to be celebrated on July 1st. . . BUT, when it falls mid week, the actual day off is being moved, by a minority of businesses so far, to either the Friday or the Monday closest to the first.

That's great as far as summer long weekends go, but what 'inconvient' holiday will be moved next? Christmas?

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BertImmenschuh
07-01-2002, 10:29 PM
"I guess the whole world knows what July 4th is"
We had to get ours the hard way.
Nana
07-01-2002, 10:45 PM
Bert,

"We had to get ours the hard way."

Don't you know that we Canadians are lovers not fighters?

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BertImmenschuh
07-01-2002, 10:57 PM
I'd heard that but have had the misfortune over time of not being able to experience it first-hand.
Nana
07-01-2002, 11:20 PM
Drive north!

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Nana
07-02-2002, 02:52 PM
Thank you for all the birthday wishes. I hope everyone enjoyed the cake & ice cream!

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