Feliz Dia do Canadá!

July 1st is the day that Canadians celebrate the anniversary of “Confederação” — the date that the country was first established on July 1st, 1867. Embora Confederação realizou-se em 1867, there was no holiday in honor of Confederation until 1879, when it was first celebrated as Dia Dominion.

Estes dias, the nation’s biggest Canada Day party tem lugar em 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.

Em Vancouver, there are Canada Day festivities at Canada Place e na Granville Island. A Canadá desfile do Dia marcharão pelas ruas da Geórgia e Thurlow, beginning at 7pm, e fireworks will light up the sky over Coal Harbour after dark.

Em Toronto, muitos Eventos do Dia do Canadá have unfortunately been canceled this year due to the ongoing city employees’ strike.

Em Montreal e em Quebec, the festivities are known as Célafête e, as elsewhere, include plenty of entertainment and fireworks. There are lots of special events in Calgary e Edmonton, também.

And if you can’t get to any of the Canada Day festivities in person, você pode entrar em sintonia com o CBC’s special Canada Day coverage.

Do you have a favorite Canada Day tradition? Deixe um comentário e deixe-nos saber.

Fotografia © Carolyn B. Heller