Mgr. Petra Soukupová

Canadian Holidays

Contents

General Info Canada Day National Aboriginal Day Canadian Multicultural Day Resources

General Info

• public holidays

• statutory holidays/stat holidays/stats

• observed nationwide

• other provincial and territorial holidays

Canada Day

• Canada´s birthday

• July 1, 1867

• four colonies

• a federation

• limited rights until 1982

Crowds on Parliament Hill celebrate Dominion Day, 1927, the 60th jubilee of confederation

→ air and maritime shows

→ fireworks

→ musical concerts

→ official speeches

• outdoor public events

→ parades

→ carnivals

→ barbecues

→ sports events

National Aboriginal Day

• recognition and celebration of the First Nations

• their cultures and contributions

• June 21st

• Inuit and Métis peoples

Canadian Multiculturalism Day• June 27

• cultural diversity and heritage

Resources

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English: The Living Dictionary. Editor Stephen Bullon. Essex: Pearson Education Limited, 2003, 1949 s. ISBN 0582776465.

* Canadian holidays. In: Wikipedia: the free encyclopedia [online]. San Francisco (CA): Wikimedia Foundation, 2001- [cit. 2013-04-20]. Dostupné z: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_holidays

* Canadian Day. In: Wikipedia: the free encyclopedia [online]. San Francisco (CA): Wikimedia Foundation, 2001- [cit. 2013-04-20]. Dostupné z: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada_Day

* National Aboriginal Day. In: Wikipedia: the free encyclopedia [online]. San Francisco (CA): Wikimedia Foundation, 2001- [cit. 2013-04-20]. Dostupné z: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Aboriginal_Day

* Haida People. In: Wikipedia: the free encyclopedia [online]. San Francisco (CA): Wikimedia Foundation, 2001- [cit. 2013-04-20]. Dostupné z: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haida_people

* Inuit. In: Wikipedia: the free encyclopedia [online]. San Francisco (CA): Wikimedia Foundation, 2001- [cit. 2013-04-20]. Dostupné z: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inuit

* Multiculturalism in Canada. In: Wikipedia: the free encyclopedia [online]. San Francisco (CA): Wikimedia Foundation, 2001- [cit. 2013-04-20]. Dostupné z: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multiculturalism_in_Canada