Today is a holiday in Canada — 빅토리아 주.

지금은, as Canadians head to their vacation cottages, picnic on the beach, or fire up the backyard barbecues, the holiday is more about the start of summer than it is about the Queen’s birthday. But it was originally created to celebrate the May 24 birthday of Britain’s Queen Victoria.

빅토리아 여왕, who governed from 1837 그녀의 죽음까지 1901, was the ruling monarch at the time of 캐나다 연맹 — when Canada became a nation in 1867. 이후 1952, Canada has celebrated Victoria’s birthday on the Monday before May 25, 관련 1957, Victoria Day became the official day to celebrate the sovereign’s birthday in Canada.

로서 Commonwealth country, 캐나다는 여전히 여왕을 가지고, 현재 여왕 엘리자베스 2 세. Although Elizabeth’s actual birthday is April 21, it’s honored on Victoria Day.

해변에 그래서 오늘 머리, 그리고 당신은 어디에 있든, offer a birthday toast to the queen!

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