Glücklich Canada Day!

July 1st is the day that Canadians celebrate the anniversary of “Konföderation” — the date that the country was first established on July 1st, 1867. Obwohl Eidgenossenschaft fand im 1867, there was no holiday in honor of Confederation until 1879, when it was first celebrated as Dominion Day.

Diese Tage, the nation’s biggest Canada Day party erfolgt Ottawa, with concerts, ceremonies, and a variety of special events, culminating in a gala fireworks show over the Ottawa River. Headlining this year’s musical festivities is Grammy Award-winning singer Sarah McLachlan, who’s performing two shows on Parliament Hill.

In Vancouver, there are Canada Day festivities at Canada Place und Granville Island. Ein Canada Day Parade wird marschieren Georgien und Thurlow Streets, beginning at 7pm, und fireworks will light up the sky over Coal Harbour after dark.

In Toronto, viele Canada Day Veranstaltungen have unfortunately been canceled this year due to the ongoing city employees’ strike.

In Montreal und über Quebec, the festivities are known as Célafête und, as elsewhere, include plenty of entertainment and fireworks. There are lots of special events in Calgary und Edmonton, Auch.

And if you can’t get to any of the Canada Day festivities in person, Sie können in die Abstimmung CBC’s special Canada Day coverage.

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