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National Day. It takes place on June 24
FAST FACT
in Quebec. It honours the province’s
patron saint. National Aboriginal Day Canada Day has a nickname in
takes place on June 21. Canadian Montreal. It’s called “Moving Day.”
That is because most apartment
Multiculturalism Day happens on leases expire on July 1. Most of the
country is celebrating Canada
June 27. Both of these holidays Day. But tens of thousands of
celebrate the many cultures that live Montrealers are busy moving.
in Canada. Events take place all across
the country.
Summer is the time for many festivals. A lot of these celebrate
local foods. There’s the Pictou Lobster Carnival in Pictou, Nova Scotia,
in July. Altona, Manitoba, hosts the Sunflower Festival late in July. It
celebrates the local crops. Sunflowers are the highlight.
The Adäka Cultural Festival also takes place in July. It is held in
Whitehorse, Yukon. It is a weeklong celebration of the local First
Nations culture. There are dances and musical performances. People
make Aboriginal arts and crafts, such as birch baskets.
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