DÃa de Canadá: Party like it’s 1879
Feliz DÃa de Canadá!
July 1st is the day that Canadians celebrate the anniversary of “Confederación” — the date that the country was first established on July 1st, 1867. Aunque Confederación llevó a cabo en 1867, there was no holiday in honor of Confederation until 1879, when it was first celebrated as DÃa del Dominio.
Estos dÃas, the nation’s biggest Canada Day party tiene lugar en 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.
En Vancouver, there are Canada Day festivities at Canada Place y en la Granville Island. Un Desfile del DÃa de Canadá marchará por Georgia y Thurlow Calles, beginning at 7pm, y fireworks will light up the sky over Coal Harbour after dark.
En Toronto, muchos Acontecimientos del dÃa de Canadá have unfortunately been canceled this year due to the ongoing city employees’ strike.
En Montreal ya través de Quebec, the festivities are known as Célafête y, as elsewhere, include plenty of entertainment and fireworks. There are lots of special events in Calgary y Edmonton, también.
And if you can’t get to any of the Canada Day festivities in person, que pueda sintonizar la CBC’s special Canada Day coverage.
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