Victoria Day in Canada - 2024
20 May 2024, Monday
Victoria Day is celebrated in honor of the birthdays of both Queen Victoria and the current monarch of Canada.
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20 May 2024, Monday is Victoria Day in Canada 2024
About: Victoria Day
Victoria Day is a federal Canadian public holiday observed on the last Monday preceding May 25 to honour Queen Victoria, who is known as the "Mother of Confederation". The holiday has existed in Canada since at least 1845, originally on Victoria's natural birthday, May 24. It falls on the Monday between the 18th and the 24th and, so, is always the penultimate Monday of May. Victoria Day is a federal statutory holiday, as well as a holiday in six of Canada's ten provinces and all three of its territories. The holiday has always been a distinctly Canadian observance and continues to be celebrated across the country. It is informally considered the start of the summer season in Canada. The same date is also, since 1952, recognized as the currently reigning Canadian monarch's official birthday.
Official name | Victoria Day, French: Fête de la Reine |
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Also called | May Long Weekend, May Long, May Two-Four, May Run, Firecracker Day |
Observed by | Canadians |
Type | Historical, cultural, nationalist |
Significance | Birthday of Queen Victoria |
Celebrations | Fireworks, parades |
Date | Last Monday preceding May 25 |
date | Last Monday preceding May 25 |
+2 years date | 25 May +2 years last Monday |
Frequency | Annual |
Related to | Sovereign's Birthday, Commonwealth Day (until 1977) |
Official Website | http://www.pch.gc.ca/pgm/ceem-cced/jfa-ha/victoria-eng.cfm |
Wikidata description | Canadian public holiday |
Wikidata id | Q2916311 |
Wikidata label | Victoria Day |
Wikidata aliases | Array |
Victoria Day (2024) in other countries.
S.no. | Country | Date | Holiday | Type |
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1 | Canada | 20 May, Monday | Victoria Day | National holiday , Alberta (AB) |
2 | Canada | 20 May, Monday | Victoria Day | Local holiday , New Brunswick (NB) |