Wednesday July 1, is our Canada holiday where we celebrate when we became a country. We became an independent country in 1867. Before that we were a colony of the British Empire. The independence was limited. We had many more hoops to jump through before becoming fully independent. Our Supreme court was in Britain. We were still under the Queen. We had to follow British foreign policy.
Never the less , in 1878 Canada declared July 1 the day to celebrate our independence. The day was called Dominion Day .We didn't really gain full independence until the 1930's.
So , we've had a bit of a change. We now celebrate Canada Day.
In 1982 we changed the name of the day to Canada Day .
Canadians celebrate Canada Day by showing off the many things we can do.
Wishing all Canadians a joyful celebration filled with pride, community, and appreciation for your nation's history and achievements.
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What an interesting history to get to your own day. Now don't let our jerk make you a state! Linda in Kansas
ReplyDeleteI used to enjoy going to the city parks for Canada Day celebrations. There was entertainment, food, displays, music and fireworks. These days I like to stay home. What will you do on Canada Day?
ReplyDeleteHappy Canada Day! Take care, enjoy your day and the week ahead!
ReplyDeleteI guess we made a cleaner cut from Great Britain. We just declared our independence and fought a war to kick them out.
ReplyDeleteRed, nice post and Happy Canada Day tomorrow. Thanks for your comment on my Eagles Fly post. John
ReplyDeleteOne always expects that to have happened long before...because of the Canadian independant attitude?
ReplyDeleteHappy Canada Day!
ReplyDeleteHappy Canada Day tomorrow!
ReplyDeleteHappy Canada Day, hope you have a wonderful day celebrating.
ReplyDeleteAnd I get to sing your wonderful national anthem. O Canada!
ReplyDeleteHappy Canada Day Red and thank you for the history.
ReplyDeleteSo much for my memory. I thought it became Canada Day in the late 60s. But I checked and you are correct.
ReplyDeleteI'm always amazed that how much more Canadians know about the U.S. than Americans know about Canada. We used to love talking to Canadians on our trips because they always seemed more knowledgeable than many Americans and had strong opinions too. :-D
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