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The World Mourns the Passing
of Our Beloved Queen Elizabeth II April 21^st 1926 – September 8^th 2022

Time To Say Goodbye – Video
Time To Say Goodbye in honour of Queen Elizabeth II - Lucy Clark

With the Passing of the Queen
King Charles III Ascended to the Throne

Prince William – King Charles III – Prince George

King Charles Coronation – Saturday, May 6 2023

Introduction

We celebrate wide ranging events, some dating back to antiquity. Events range from Victories over our foes, New Years, Valentines Day, St. Patrick's Day, Easter (the Resurrection of our Saviour), Mother's Day, Victoria Day, Father's Day, Canada Day (the birth of our nation), Thanksgiving, St-Jean-Baptiste Day (Quebec), Remembrance Day, Christmas (the birth of our Saviour); all the way to personal events like Birthdays, Graduations and Anniversaries and even Groundhog Day.
If you take a closer look, you will find Canadians virtually always have something to celebrate. Canadians are just naturally happy people.
A good reference for Canadian Heritage or Funding - Culture, history and sport

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Celebrations Holidays Observances Canada

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New Year's Eve – December 31st - Out With the Old in With the New
Chinese New Year – Varies each year - See your Chinese Zodiac symbol - also See Wikipedia
Sir John A. Macdonald Day – Held every year on January 11th
Robbie Burns Day – January 25th - Enjoy the Haggis – Scotland's national dish
Groundhog Day – February 2nd - Shadow 6 weeks of Winter else early Spring
Kindness Week the Third Week in February is National Kindness Week
World Cancer Day February 4th – Awareness to ease the global burden of cancer
Valentine's Day – February 14th - Love is in the air
Flag Day - February 15th – Celebrating the birth of our National Flag 1965
Click for Declaration Document
Family Day – Third Monday February (AB, ON, SK) BC celebrates a week earlier
International Women's Day – Mar. 8th Significant progress has been made but we have a long way to go
Commonwealth Day – Second Monday in March (not an official holiday)
St. Patrick's Day – March 17th - When Irish eyes are smiling
National Tartan Day – April 6th National observance
Easter – Resurrection Day - Click for more information
Vimy Ridge Day – April 9^th National Day of Remembrance of the Battle of Vimy Ridge
April is Daffodil Month – Help Defeat Cancer. Buy and Wear a Daffodil
Canada420 – Marijuana Celebration on Parliament Hill Ottawa April 20^th 2016 3:50 P.M.
World Earth Day – April 22^nd annually - Environmental awareness and projects
St. George's Day – April 23rd - England's national day
Emergency Preparedness Week – First week of May - Be Prepared Emergency Preparedness Guide
V-E Day – Images celebrating the end of WWII in Europe May 8, 1945
Mother's Day – Second Sunday in May
International Museum Day – May 18th - Our museums help Canadians understand our history
Victoria Day – Sovereign's birthday - The first Monday preceding May 25th.
Canadian Environment Week – Embracing Life on Earth June 2 - 8 2013
Father's Day – Third Sunday in June
National Indigenous Peoples Day – June 21st - Celebrating Aboriginal contributions to Canada's development
Canada Day – July 1st - (July 2nd if 1st is a Sunday) 1867 Confederation
Emancipation Day – August 1st. annually. Celebrating the abolition of Slavery (declared 2021)
Civic Holiday – aka Simcoe Day - first Monday of August
Labour Day – First Monday in September
National Day for Truth and Reconciliation September 30^th – “Orange Shirt Day”
National Seniors Day – October 1^st we pay tribute to the seniors who have helped to build our country
October is Breast Cancer Month – The best protection is early detection
Canadian Thanksgiving – Second Monday in October
Halloween – October 31st - Trick or Treat
Remembrance Day – November 11th - Remembering our heroes
Sir Wilfrid Laurier Day – November 20^th we celebrate our seventh (first francophone) Prime Minister, honoured on our $5 bill.
USA Thanksgiving – Fourth Thursday in November
St. Andrew's Day – St. Andrew's Day is the feast day of Saint Andrew. It is celebrated on the 30^th of November. Saint Andrew is the patron saint of Greece, Poland, Roumania, Russia, Scotland, Ukraine, the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople and Saint Andrew, Barbados.
Anniversary of the Statute of Westminster – December 11
Christmas – December 25th - Celebrating the Birth of Our Saviour. .
The Olympic Games – Olympic results, Future Events and much more
United Nations Initiatives – February 20^th World Day of Social Justice and much, much more.

One of the most significant historical events in Canadian history, although not yet celebrated as a recognised event is, the Patriation of the Constitution in 1982.

Canadian Holidays

A Perpetual Table of Holidays Observed in Ontario

June is National Aboriginal History Month. This started in 2009 with the passing of a unanimous motion in the House of Commons. Learn more about the contributions of Indigenous peoples to Canada.

On June 21, celebrate the heritage, diverse cultures and outstanding achievements of First Nations, Inuit and Métis!

Prime minister Trudeau announced the renaming of
National Aboriginal Day to National Indigenous Peoples Day (2017 June 21^st)

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, and Perry Bellegarde, national chief of the Assembly of First Nations,
celebrate the newly named National Indigenous Peoples Day in Ottawa on Wednesday June 21^st 2017.

Canadian Calendar→ 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 2032 2033 2034 2035 2036 2037 2038 2039 2040

Canadians Celebrated Our

Sesquicentennial

July 1^st 2017

Canada 150

Half-Masting the National Flag

Half-Masting the Flag

Objectives

The half-masting of national flags is a well-established procedure whereby countries bestow an honour and express a collective sense of sorrow. Given that such flags are recognized as paramount symbols of their nations, the act of half-masting is a dramatic visual statement that speaks to the sense of loss that is shared by all their citizens. It is in this context that the Government of Canada wishes to further develop the principles that will determine the half-masting policy relative to the National Flag of Canada as well as the precise arrangements to be put in place and exercised in a consistent and appropriate manner. Therefore, the Government of Canada has adopted the following rules.

Special Days

The Flag will be Half-masted on all federal buildings and establishments in Canada, including the Peace Tower, from sunrise to sunset on the following days:

April 28, Day of Mourning for Persons Killed or Injured in the Workplace (Workers' Mourning Day);
June 23, National Day of Remembrance for Victims of Terrorism;
Last Sunday in September, Police and Peace Officers' National Memorial Day, unless Half-masting occurs near the place where a memorial is being observed, then Half-masting can occur according to the prescribed order of service, until sunset;
November 11, Remembrance Day, unless Half-masting occurs at the National War Memorial or a place where remembrance is being observed, then Half-masting can occur at 11:00 or according to the prescribed order of service, until sunset;
December 6, National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women.

In addition, the Flag will be Half-masted on the Peace Tower:
from sunrise to sunset on April 9, Vimy Ridge Day; and
for the duration of the annual Memorial Service on Parliament Hill to remember deceased Parliamentarians.

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Canadian Sesquicentennial

Bicentennial of Sir John A. Macdonald's birth

As one of the Fathers of Confederation and Canada's first Prime Minister, Sir John A. Macdonald's (born January 11, 1815) role in shaping Canada's history is unparallelled. He was instrumental, with the assistance of Sir George-Étienne Cartier, in expanding Canada to the Pacific Ocean.
During his years as Prime Minister, Canada experienced rapid growth and prosperity. Manitoba, British Columbia and Prince Edward Island joined Confederation, while the last spike of the Canadian Pacific Railway's transcontinental line was driven into the ground. He also created the North West Mounted Police, the precursor to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.

Fekete Calendar – Birthdays Anniversaries

Earth Day

Earth Day is an annual celebration that honors the achievements
of the environmental movement and raises awareness of the need to
protect Earths natural resources for future generations.

On April 22, more than one billion people around the globe will participate in Earth Day.

Our Planet as Seen from Space

Visit the Space Page – NASA, Hubble and much much more

Canadian Holidays – Perpetual table of Holidays and Observances Ontario.

Chinese Zodiac

Zodiac Details – 12 Animal signs 2020 - 2091

Animal	New Year dates
Rat	2020-01-25	2032-02-11	2044-01-30	2056-02-15	2068-02-03	2080-01-22
Ox	2021-02-12	2033-01-31	2045-02-17	2057-02-04	2069-01-23	2081-02-09
Tiger	2022-02-01	2034-02-19	2046-02-06	2058-01-24	2070-02-11	2082-01-29
Rabbit	2023-01-22	2035-02-08	2047-01-26	2059-02-06	2071-01-31	2083-02-17
Dragon	2024-02-10	2036-01-28	2048-02-14	2060-02-02	2072-02-19	2084-02-06
Snake	2025-01-29	2037-02-15	2049-02-02	2061-01-21	2073-02-07	2085-01-26
Horse	2026-02-17	2038-02-04	2050-01-23	2062-02-09	2074-01-27	2086-02-14
Ram/Sheep/Goat	2027-02-06	2039-01-24	2051-02-11	2063-01-29	2075-02-15	2087-02-03
Monkey	2028-01-26	2040-02-12	2052-02-01	2064-02-17	2076-02-05	2088-01-24
Rooster	2029-02-13	2041-02-01	2053-02-19	2065-02-05	2077-01-24	2089-02-10
Dog	2030-02-03	2042-01-22	2054-02-08	2066-01-26	2078-02-12	2090-01-30
Pig	2031-01-23	2043-02-10	2055-01-28	2067-02-14	2079-02-02	2091-02-18

Chinese New Year 2000 - 2099

NOTE: There are references to Goat, Sheep and Ram in the literature, so I have included all here for completeness.

Chinese New Year

Chinese New Year for One Thousand Years

Chinese New Year 2000-2099 – Local copy

Celebrating Easter
Year	Good Friday	Easter Sunday

Changes to DST Rules

Daylight Saving Time - Spring Ahead 2^nd Sunday March - Fall Back 1^st Sunday November

Summary of Changes to Daylight Saving Time
	Prior to 2007	Year 2007 and After
Start	1st Sunday in April 2 A.M.	2nd Sunday in March 2 A.M.
End	Last Sunday in October 2 A.M.	1st Sunday in November 2 A.M.

Perpetual Daylight Saving Time Table

Daylight Saving Time in Participating Provinces
Year	DST Begins 2:00 A.M. Second Sunday in March	DST Ends 2:00 A.M. First Sunday November

Time Zones in Canada

Canadian Holidays – Perpetual table of Holidays and Observances Ontario.

The Four Seasons 2000 - 2049

Solstices & Equinoxes for Hamilton Ontario Canada (2000 – 2049)
Year	March Equinox		June Solstice		September Equinox		December Solstice
2000	Mar 20	2:35 A.M. EST	Jun 20	9:48 P.M. EDT	Sep 22	1:28 P.M. EDT	Dec 21	8:38 A.M. EST
2001	Mar 20	8:31 A.M. EST	Jun 21	3:38 A.M. EDT	Sep 22	7:05 P.M. EDT	Dec 21	2:21 P.M. EST
2002	Mar 20	2:16 P.M. EST	Jun 21	9:25 A.M. EDT	Sep 23	12:55 A.M. EDT	Dec 21	8:14 P.M. EST
2003	Mar 20	8:00 P.M. EST	Jun 21	3:11 P.M. EDT	Sep 23	6:47 A.M. EDT	Dec 22	2:04 A.M. EST
2004	Mar 20	1:48 A.M. EST	Jun 20	8:57 P.M. EDT	Sep 22	12:30 P.M. EDT	Dec 21	7:42 A.M. EST
2005	Mar 20	7:33 A.M. EST	Jun 21	2:46 A.M. EDT	Sep 22	6:23 P.M. EDT	Dec 21	1:35 P.M. EST
2006	Mar 20	1:25 P.M. EST	Jun 21	8:26 A.M. EDT	Sep 23	12:04 A.M. EDT	Dec 21	7:22 P.M. EST
2007	Mar 20	8:07 P.M. EDT	Jun 21	2:06 P.M. EDT	Sep 23	5:51 A.M. EDT	Dec 22	1:07 A.M. EST
2008	Mar 20	1:48 A.M. EDT	Jun 20	7:59 P.M. EDT	Sep 22	11:44 A.M. EDT	Dec 21	7:04 A.M. EST
2009	Mar 20	7:44 A.M. EDT	Jun 21	1:46 A.M. EDT	Sep 22	5:19 P.M. EDT	Dec 21	12:47 P.M. EST
2010	Mar 20	1:32 P.M. EDT	Jun 21	7:29 A.M. EDT	Sep 22	11:09 P.M. EDT	Dec 21	6:38 P.M. EST
2011	Mar 20	7:21 P.M. EDT	Jun 21	1:16 P.M. EDT	Sep 23	5:04 A.M. EDT	Dec 22	12:30 A.M. EST
2012	Mar 20	1:14 A.M. EDT	Jun 20	7:08 P.M. EDT	Sep 22	10:49 A.M. EDT	Dec 21	6:12 A.M. EST
2013	Mar 20	7:02 A.M. EDT	Jun 21	1:04 A.M. EDT	Sep 22	4:44 P.M. EDT	Dec 21	12:11 P.M. EST
2014	Mar 20	12:57 P.M. EDT	Jun 21	6:51 A.M. EDT	Sep 22	10:29 P.M. EDT	Dec 21	6:03 P.M. EST
2015	Mar 20	6:45 P.M. EDT	Jun 21	12:38 P.M. EDT	Sep 23	4:20 A.M. EDT	Dec 21	11:48 P.M. EST
2016	Mar 20	12:30 A.M. EDT	Jun 20	6:34 P.M. EDT	Sep 22	10:21 A.M. EDT	Dec 21	5:44 A.M. EST
2017	Mar 20	6:29 A.M. EDT	Jun 21	12:24 A.M. EDT	Sep 22	4:02 P.M. EDT	Dec 21	11:28 A.M. EST
2018	Mar 20	12:15 P.M. EDT	Jun 21	6:07 A.M. EDT	Sep 22	9:54 P.M. EDT	Dec 21	5:22 P.M. EST
2019	Mar 20	5:58 P.M. EDT	Jun 21	11:54 A.M. EDT	Sep 23	3:50 A.M. EDT	Dec 21	11:19 P.M. EST
2020	Mar 19	11:50 P.M. EDT	Jun 20	5:43 P.M. EDT	Sep 22	9:31 A.M. EDT	Dec 21	5:02 A.M. EST
2021	Mar 20	5:37 A.M. EDT	Jun 20	11:32 P.M. EDT	Sep 22	3:21 P.M. EDT	Dec 21	10:59 A.M. EST
2022	Mar 20	11:33 A.M. EDT	Jun 21	5:14 A.M. EDT	Sep 22	9:04 P.M. EDT	Dec 21	4:48 P.M. EST
2023	Mar 20	5:24 P.M. EDT	Jun 21	10:57 A.M. EDT	Sep 23	2:50 A.M. EDT	Dec 21	10:27 P.M. EST
2024	Mar 19	11:06 P.M. EDT	Jun 20	4:51 P.M. EDT	Sep 22	8:44 A.M. EDT	Dec 21	4:20 A.M. EST
2025	Mar 20	5:01 A.M. EDT	Jun 20	10:42 P.M. EDT	Sep 22	2:20 P.M. EDT	Dec 21	10:03 A.M. EST
2026	Mar 20	10:45 A.M. EDT	Jun 21	4:25 A.M. EDT	Sep 22	8:05 P.M. EDT	Dec 21	3:50 P.M. EST
2027	Mar 20	4:25 P.M. EDT	Jun 21	10:11 A.M. EDT	Sep 23	2:01 A.M. EDT	Dec 21	9:42 P.M. EST
2028	Mar 19	10:17 P.M. EDT	Jun 20	4:02 P.M. EDT	Sep 22	7:45 A.M. EDT	Dec 21	3:20 A.M. EST
2029	Mar 20	4:01 A.M. EDT	Jun 20	9:48 P.M. EDT	Sep 22	1:38 P.M. EDT	Dec 21	9:14 A.M. EST
2030	Mar 20	9:52 A.M. EDT	Jun 21	3:31 A.M. EDT	Sep 22	7:27 P.M. EDT	Dec 21	3:09 P.M. EST
2031	Mar 20	3:41 P.M. EDT	Jun 21	9:17 A.M. EDT	Sep 23	1:15 A.M. EDT	Dec 21	8:55 P.M. EST
2032	Mar 19	9:22 P.M. EDT	Jun 20	3:09 P.M. EDT	Sep 22	7:11 A.M. EDT	Dec 21	2:56 A.M. EST
2033	Mar 20	3:23 A.M. EDT	Jun 20	9:01 P.M. EDT	Sep 22	12:52 P.M. EDT	Dec 21	8:45 A.M. EST
2034	Mar 20	9:17 A.M. EDT	Jun 21	2:44 A.M. EDT	Sep 22	6:39 P.M. EDT	Dec 21	2:34 P.M. EST
2035	Mar 20	3:03 P.M. EDT	Jun 21	8:33 A.M. EDT	Sep 23	12:39 A.M. EDT	Dec 21	8:31 P.M. EST
2036	Mar 19	9:02 P.M. EDT	Jun 20	2:32 P.M. EDT	Sep 22	6:24 A.M. EDT	Dec 21	2:13 A.M. EST
2037	Mar 20	2:50 A.M. EDT	Jun 20	8:22 P.M. EDT	Sep 22	12:13 P.M. EDT	Dec 21	8:07 A.M. EST
2038	Mar 20	8:40 A.M. EDT	Jun 21	2:09 A.M. EDT	Sep 22	6:02 P.M. EDT	Dec 21	2:02 P.M. EST
2039	Mar 20	2:32 P.M. EDT	Jun 21	7:57 A.M. EDT	Sep 22	11:49 P.M. EDT	Dec 21	7:40 P.M. EST
2040	Mar 19	8:11 P.M. EDT	Jun 20	1:46 P.M. EDT	Sep 22	5:45 A.M. EDT	Dec 21	1:33 A.M. EST
2041	Mar 20	2:06 A.M. EDT	Jun 20	7:36 P.M. EDT	Sep 22	11:26 A.M. EDT	Dec 21	7:18 A.M. EST
2042	Mar 20	7:53 A.M. EDT	Jun 21	1:16 A.M. EDT	Sep 22	5:11 P.M. EDT	Dec 21	1:04 P.M. EST
2043	Mar 20	1:27 P.M. EDT	Jun 21	6:58 A.M. EDT	Sep 22	11:06 P.M. EDT	Dec 21	7:01 P.M. EST
2044	Mar 19	7:20 P.M. EDT	Jun 20	12:51 P.M. EDT	Sep 22	4:48 A.M. EDT	Dec 21	12:44 A.M. EST
2045	Mar 20	1:07 A.M. EDT	Jun 20	6:33 P.M. EDT	Sep 22	10:33 A.M. EDT	Dec 21	6:35 A.M. EST
2046	Mar 20	6:58 A.M. EDT	Jun 21	12:15 A.M. EDT	Sep 22	4:22 P.M. EDT	Dec 21	12:28 P.M. EST
2047	Mar 20	12:52 P.M. EDT	Jun 21	6:03 A.M. EDT	Sep 22	10:08 P.M. EDT	Dec 21	6:07 P.M. EST
2048	Mar 19	6:33 P.M. EDT	Jun 20	11:54 A.M. EDT	Sep 22	4:00 A.M. EDT	Dec 21	12:02 A.M. EST
2049	Mar 20	12:28 A.M. EDT	Jun 20	5:47 P.M. EDT	Sep 22	9:42 A.M. EDT	Dec 21	5:52 A.M. EST
* All times are local time for Hamilton. Dates and times are Gregorian and adjusted for DST when applicable.

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