खुश कनाडा दिवस!

July 1st is the day that Canadians celebrate the anniversary of “कॉन्फ़ेडरेशन” — the date that the country was first established on July 1st, 1867. परिसंघ में जगह ले ली है, हालांकि 1867, there was no holiday in honor of Confederation until 1879, when it was first celebrated as डोमिनियन दिवस.

इन दिनों, the nation’s biggest Canada Day party में जगह लेता है ओटावा, 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 सारा McLachlan, who’s performing two shows on संसद हिल.

वैंकूवर में, there are Canada Day festivities at कनाडा प्लेस और पर Granville द्वीप. एक कनाडा दिवस परेड जॉर्जिया और Thurlow सड़कों नीचे मार्च करेंगे, beginning at 7pm, और fireworks will light up the sky over Coal Harbour after dark.

टोरंटो में, कई कनाडा दिन की घटनाओं have unfortunately been canceled this year due to the ongoing city employees’ strike.

में मॉन्ट्रियल और क्यूबेक के पार, the festivities are known as Célafête और, as elsewhere, include plenty of entertainment and fireworks. There are lots of special events in कैलगरी और एडमॉन्टन, भी.

And if you can’t get to any of the Canada Day festivities in person, आप में धुन कर सकते हैं CBC’s special Canada Day coverage.

Do you have a favorite Canada Day tradition? Leave a comment and let us know.

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