It’s ビクトリア女王誕生日 ここカナダで今日.

ほとんどのカナダ人のための, the holiday is the unofficial start of summer, with barbecues, beach picnics, or weekends at the lake (少なくとも場合 天気 協力).

But the Victoria Day holiday was originally created to celebrate the May 24 birthday of Britain’s Queen Victoria.

ビクトリア女王, who governed the British Empire from 1837 彼女の死まで 1901, was the ruling monarch at the time of カナダ連邦 — when Canada became a nation in 1867.

As a Commonwealth country, Canada still has a queen, 現在、 クイーンエリザベス 2.

ので、 1957, Victoria Day has been the official day to celebrate the sovereign’s birthday in Canada. Although Queen Elizabeth’s actual birthday is April 21, it’s honored on Victoria Day.

浜のために、ヘッド今日, and wherever you are, offer a birthday toast to the queen!

Vancouver’s English Bay photo ©Carolyn B. ヘラー