Happy Canada Day!

Every country seems to have a national holiday when they celebrate the founding of their nation. We've got one too. It used to be called Dominion Day when I was an elementary school student.

Turns out I'm way behind the times!

Dominion Day officially became Canada Day on October 27, 1982, according to some Canadian news sites. This change occurred after a bill was passed in the House of Commons and received Royal Assent. The holiday itself had been celebrated on July 1st since 1879 and was previously known as "anniversary of Confederation."

Well. Now I can be thankful to Google for setting me straight. I started school in 1955, so I guess I didn't hear right, or my memory is not reliable.

A friend called and we discussed how we can celebrate this holiday. I said, "Well most cities have a parade down the main street, but I haven't seen one in many years." (I suppose the novelty wears off, unless seeing the various floats and strange vehicles brought out from behind some shed or barn has just lost its appeal for me.)

However, if you are a Canadian and are celebrating today, do please have a Happy Canada Day! Either by attending a parade, or a family picnic, or whatever you like. No law controls what we can do today.

If you are an American, you get to celebrate on Thursday. That's July 4th.

I have plenty of work to keep me busy all day long, and if my niece and her husband come to get the desk suite - that will create a flurry of activity for me too. (For which I'll set aside other works I meant to do.)

Maybe late in the evening, if I hear some fireworks, I'll step out my back door and see if I can see any of their colorful sparks in the skies above our city.

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