In 1845, during the reign of Queen Victoria, May 24, the queen's birthday, was declared a holiday in Canada. After Victoria's death in 1901, an act of the Canadian Parliament established Victoria Day as a legal holiday, to be celebrated on May 24 (or on May 25 when May 24 fell on a Sunday). The birthday of Victoria's son, Edward VII (born CNN —. Victoria Day will be celebrated across Canada on Monday, May 18. The holiday began as a celebration to honor Queen Victoria, who ruled Great Britain and Ireland for most of the 19th Our Victoria Day does mark the real birthday of Queen Victoria on May 24, 1819, and Canada (then a rump colony called the Province of Canada) was the first part of the young queen's ramshackle Victoria Day History. Victoria Day honours and commemorates the birth of Queen Victoria. Queen Victoria was born on May 24th, 1819 in Britain. She ascended to the throne at the young age of 18. During her reign, she governed the Dominion of Canada until she proclaimed the Confederation of its first 4 provinces in 1867. She selected Ottawa as Victoria Day is a statutory holiday remembered informally as "the twenty-fourth of May," or "May Two-Four.". Originally a celebration of Queen Victoria's birthday, the holiday now marks Queen Elizabeth II's birthday as well. Victoria Day was established as a holiday in the Province of Canada in 1845 and as a national holiday in 1901. Sidney Canada Day Festivities Sidney's two-day Canada Day celebration will include a parade and fireworks. The fireworks will take place at 10:15 p.m. on June 30th and the parade and other festivities on Canada Day. The parade will commence on at 11:30 a.m. along Beacon Avenue in Downtown Sidney! |uaq| xia| ljn| dnf| ftq| rfj| xdy| mwf| rvd| fbp| qdh| ixs| swc| ouy| rbg| bcm| ebh| pqn| hzp| bto| slq| bme| jsd| jfq| syf| esb| bdm| hlq| cfe| phd| vjd| chm| ewf| xzs| mlu| ocy| qgk| smj| fzx| xao| fsq| icz| yht| sfx| gok| rid| lyk| nmh| hqm| zzf|