幸せな カナダ日!

July 1st is the day that Canadians celebrate the anniversary of “同盟” — the date that the country was first established on July 1st, 1867. 連盟で開催されたものの 1867, there was no holiday in honor of Confederation until 1879, when it was first celebrated as ドミニオンデイ.

これらの日, the nation’s biggest Canada Day party で行われます オタワ, 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 サラ·マクラクラン, who’s performing two shows on 連邦政府議会.

バンクーバーで, there are Canada Day festivities at カナダプレイス と上 グランビルアイランド. A カナダ·デーのパレード グルジアとサーロウ通りを行進します, beginning at 7pm, と fireworks will light up the sky over Coal Harbour after dark.

トロントでの, 多くの カナダ·デー·イベント have unfortunately been canceled this year due to the ongoing city employees’ strike.

で モントリオール とケベック州を越え, the festivities are known as Célafête と, as elsewhere, include plenty of entertainment and fireworks. There are lots of special events in カルガリー と エドモントン, も.

And if you can’t get to any of the Canada Day festivities in person, あなたにチューニングすることができます CBC’s special Canada Day coverage.

Do you have a favorite Canada Day tradition? コメントを残す、私たちにお知らせください.

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