Canadian Halloween?
 

What day is this celebrated on?

Since they have their own Thanksgiving I think they should be allowed to have their own Halloween too. Have it about a month earlier and for different reasons. You know, just to keep things consistent.

That said, Canada is a very nice country.

LMAO

I hate sharing holidays with people in the States. But, some things like Christmas, Halloween, etc just can't be changed.

December 25th

I'd support Canada not acknowledging any more US holidays with their similar yet different Holidays.

Doesn't Canada have a "Canada Day" around the US 4th of July "Independence Day"?

Canada saves time by celebrating all holidays (Xmas, Thanksgiving, Easter, etc etc..) on November 31st each year.

We don't celebrate Halloween..It gets too cold and the kids have to walk over 20 miles on the tundra to the closest neighbour

I love people who think that we just pick a different date close to the US's date just to have our own....

it has nothing to do with anything special happening on that day. For example... Canada's birthday and all.

It's Holiday envy. Admit it. It's okay.

2o miles to your nearest neighbourhood? Looks like you reaLLY had an exciting social life there man. :winkwink:

We actually celebrate Thanksgiving during the Fall harvest, which makes sense, as apposed to the start of the winter.

My wife worked for one of the finer hotels downtown Toronto and she had to work Christmas day one year, that be the 25th for all those curious. Anyway she said she had an American woman come up to her all pissed off throwing a tantrum cuz all the "god damned" stores were closed and she wanted to go shopping, so my wife kindly explained that it was Christman Day and yes that everything was more than likely closed. Her reply was oh I had no idea you Canadians celebrated Xmas on the same day. :winkwink:

I worked in a Ski resort town in the rockies for 5 years don't get me started on tourist questions.

I'd expect everyone to Celebrate Christmas on Dec 25 since that's the alleged birthdate of Christ.

However aren't there other coincidental holidays that have a similar connotation that fall on dates close to American Holidays?

I like y'all down south, but ye can be purty ignurnt at times.

LOL

Well, we can't change 126 years of history for Canada's day on July 1st, and has absolutely no coincidental relevence to the 4th of July.

Canadian Holidays (Quebec)
2005 2006
New Year?s Day January 1 January 1
Good Friday March 25 April 14
Easter Sunday March 28 April 17
Victoria Day May 23 May 22
Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day June 24 June 24 (QC) (other provinces have their own)
Canada Day July 1 July 1
Labour Day September 5 September 4
Canadian Thanksgiving Day Oct 10 October 9
Remembrance Day November 11 November 11
Christmas December 25 December 25
The 26th of December is off for most folks too - stores are open though so anyone working in shops would be working and get another day off.



This is what I found for the US
2005 Federal Legal Holidays
? January 1, 2005: New Year's Day [Jan. 1 every year]
? January 17, 2005: Martin Luther King Day [3rd monday in Jan]
? January 20, 2005: Inauguration Day [after U.S. presidential election, held every 4 years]
? February 21, 2005: Presidents Day [Washington's Birthday] (observed) [3rd monday in Feb]
? May 30, 2005: Memorial Day (observed) [last monday in May]
? July 4, 2005: Independence Day [July 4 every year]
? September 5, 2005: Labor Day [1st monday in Sept]
? October 10, 2005: Columbus Day (observed) [2nd monday in Oct]
? November 11, 2005: Veterans' Day [Nov. 11 every year]
? November 24, 2005: Thanksgiving Day [4th thursday in Nov]
? December 25, 2005: Christmas Day [Dec. 25 every year]

2006 Federal Legal Holidays
? January 1, 2006: New Year's Day [Jan. 1 every year]
? January 16, 2006: Martin Luther King Day [3rd monday in Jan]
? February 20, 2006: Presidents Day [Washington's Birthday] (observed) [3rd monday in Feb]
? May 29, 2006: Memorial Day (observed) [last monday in May]
? July 4, 2006: Independence Day [July 4 every year]
? September 4, 2006: Labor Day [1st monday in Sept]
? October 9, 2006: Columbus Day (observed) [2nd monday in Oct]
? November 11, 2006: Veterans' Day [Nov. 11 every year]
? November 23, 2006: Thanksgiving Day [4th thursday in Nov]
? December 25, 2006: Christmas Day [Dec. 25 every year]

The thing I find strange about US holidays is that it's safe to say that there's quite a few bible thumpers - but there's no holiday for Easter but you celebrate Christmas? Is it a number crunching thing and which is more marketable?

:1orglaugh

I hated Working Holidays as a chef. All the lazy bastards who can;t cook for themselves!

We no longer have Halloween because our igloos don't have doorbells and the Caribou were stealing the kids candy.

Strangely, Canada has a "Canada Day" around (well - on ) the date of the formation of the union of the British North America provinces in a federation under the name of Canada on July 1st. Not so much "around" the US 4th of July ;)

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based solely on his posts it is safe to say that eroticysteve hates all CDN's

;)