Daylight Saving Time
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Sunday March 12, 2023
Special Events : At 2:00 a.m. local times Except in Arizona (USA)
Except in Saskatchewan (Canada)
St Patrick's Day
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Friday March 17, 2023
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April Fools Day
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Saturday April 1, 2023
cards/flowers : As the story goes, in 1564, France was one of the first nations to make January 1 officially New Year's Day, instead of the last week of March which was previously observed. In 1582, the Pope followed suit. Those who went on celebrating April 1st were mocked. As the zodiacal sign was the fish, The French placed dead fish on the backs of one another. Traditions vary from country to country.
Good Friday
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Friday April 7, 2023
Catholic or protestant : The First Council of Nicaea (a gathering of bishops in the early days of Christianity) wanted to find a day to commemorate the crucifixion and resurrection of Christ.
This commemoration had to be linked to Jewish holiday traditions, since the last supper of Christ was believed to be a Jewish Passover meal. But the Jewish calendar is based on lunar and solar cycles, so the Easter celebration had to follow the same calendar.
Vimy Ridge Day
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Sunday April 9, 2023
Culture : To honour and remember the Battle of Vimy Ridge which took place during the First World War at Vimy Ridge, France, in 1917. Wikipedia
Easter Monday
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Monday April 10, 2023
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Passover
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Wednesday April 12, 2023
cards/flowers : Deliverance of the Jewish people from Egypt. The Seder service on the first two evenings recounts the story of the Exodus
End of Ramadan (may be changed to the nearest day)
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Saturday April 22, 2023
cards/flowers : The month of Ramadan is that in which was revealed the Quran; a guidance for mankind, and clear proofs of the guidance, and the criterion (of right and wrong). And whosoever of you is present, let him fast the month, and whosoever of you is sick or on a journey, a number of other days. Allah desires for you ease; He desires not hardship for you; and that you should complete the period, and that you should magnify Allah for having guided you, and that perhaps you may be thankful [Wikipedia]
Day of Mourning
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Friday April 28, 2023
Culture : The National Day of Mourning commemorates workers who have been injured, killed or suffer illness as a result of occupational accidents and hazards
National Day of Prayer
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Tuesday May 9, 2023
cards/flowers : National Day of Honor for troops who contributed to Afghanistan mission
Mothers' Day
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Sunday May 14, 2023
cards/flowers : Mothers day has evolved in many countries in different ways. This is because mothers day has different origins in different countries and therefore occurs on different days in the year.
One school of thought claims that this day emerged from the custom of mother worship in ancient Greece. Mother worship which kept a festival to Cybele, a great mother of gods, and Rhea, the wife of Cronus, was held on March 15 to March 18 around Asia Minor. They insist that this custom spread around the world.
Mothering Sunday is the celebration of motherhood in the United Kingdom. It is also known as Mid-lent Sunday, Rose Sunday and Laetare Sunday. It originally comes from the Victorian practice of allowing servants to return home to visit their mothers on this day.
In the United States, Julia Ward Howe (May 27, 1819 - October 17, 1910) was a prominent American abolitionist, social activist, and poet. Howes Battle Hymn of the Republic was first published in the Atlantic Monthly in 1862 and quickly became one of the most popular songs for the Union during the American Civil War. After the war she focused her activities on the causes of Pacifism and womens suffrage. In 1870 she was the first to proclaim Mothers Day, with her Mothers Day Proclamation. U.S. President Woodrow Wilson approved Mothers Day in 1914
Regional holiday
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Monday May 22, 2023
Secular holiday : In tribute to Queen Victoria's birth in 1819 -
In Quebec : Patriots' Day, commemorates the 1837-1838 rebellion against British monarchy only in Alberta - British Columbia - Labrador - Manitoba - Northwest Territories -
Nunavut - Ontario - Quebec - Saskatchewan - Yukon
Fathers' Day
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Sunday June 18, 2023
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National Aboriginal Day
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Wednesday June 21, 2023
Culture :
Canada Day
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Saturday July 1, 2023
Secular holiday : Anniversary of the union of the Canadian provinces under one government, which took place in 1867 under the British North America Act Not a paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday
Canada Day
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Monday July 3, 2023
Secular holiday : Anniversary of the union of the Canadian provinces under one government, which took place in 1867 under the British North America Act Not a paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday
Regional holiday
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Monday August 7, 2023
Secular holiday : Civic/state holiday - Civic holiday in Ontario, Saskatchewan and the North West Territories.
- Natal Day in Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island.
- New Brunswick Day in New Brunswick.
British Colombia Day in British Colombia.
- Heritage Day in Alberta.
NOT a holiday in Quebec, Yukon.
Assumption
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Tuesday August 15, 2023
cards/flowers :
Acadian National Day
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Tuesday August 15, 2023
Culture :
Labour Day
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Monday September 4, 2023
Secular holiday :
Grandparents Day
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Sunday September 10, 2023
cards/flowers : To honor grandparents, to give grandparents an opportunity to show love for their children's children, and to help children become aware of strength, information, and guidance older people can offer.
Rosh Hashanah
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Saturday September 16, 2023
cards/flowers : Jewish New Year
Yom Kippur
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Monday September 25, 2023
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