festivities
Among the
Canadian most typical celebrations [E1][F1]
is Groundhog
Day [E1][E2][F1][S1][I1], celebrated by early
September, moment at which one of these little animal, known as
Wiarton
Willie, foretells how much time will the winter last.
Another of the
typical celebrations, shared with the Americans is the Thanksgiving Day [E1][E2][F1][S1][I1],
moment at which they reunite with his families to share a generous
banquet of
turkey with pumpkin and apple cider.
The 11 November, Canadians
carry out
the Memory Day [E1][F1][I1],
when
they celebrate their dead and those which served to his country during
the war.
Another classic
celebrations are Christmas and New Year’s Eve.
The year 2007
marked the 140th celebration of Canada Day [E1][E2][F1][F2][S1][I1], which
commemorates the day that Canada became a nation. The holiday is
observed on July 1.
On July 1, 1867, the British North
America Act united the British colonies of Upper Canada, Lower Canada, New Brunswick,
and Nova Scotia into “one dominion under
the name of Canada”.
These four colonies became Canada's first four provinces; Lower
Canada was renamed Quebec,
and Upper Canada was renamed Ontario.
The July 1 holiday was known as Dominion Day until October 27, 1982, when an act of parliament
established the name Canada Day. The new name
symbolized a step away from Canada's colonial past. The
holiday had also sometimes been known as First
of July or Confederation Day. Like Fourth of July
festivities
in the United States, Canada Day is celebrated
with such summer pleasures as picnics,
barbeques, and fireworks.