Victoria Day is a provincial Canadian federal holiday observed each year on the Monday preceding May 25th. The day commemorates Queen Victoria’s accession, who reigned over the United Kingdom and also the British Empire from 1837 until her assassination in 1901. The date of Victoria Day in 2022 is May 23rd. The long Victoria Day weekend signals the conclusion of the winter period and the informal start of the spring and summer season for many people.
Victoria Day History
Victoria’s birthday was declared a national holiday in 1845, when the Canadian government declared May 25 to be Victoria’s birthday. The holiday was not firmly established in the country as an official holiday until after Queen Victoria died in 1901. Canada changed the celebrations to the Monday before May 25 in 1952.
Queen Victoria is noteworthy to Canadians since she was in the monarchy when the country was granted independence from the British Empire in 1867. She’s also the one who declared Ottawa the country’s capital.
Up to 1956, the birthdays of the subsequent monarchs were commemorated on their actual birthdays or on May 25, Queen Victoria’s birthday. Although her real birthday is April 21, Canada designated May 25 as her formal birthday within the confines of the frigid North American country when ruling Queen Elizabeth took her title.
Victoria Day, contrary to popular belief, is not spent studying the British monarchy’s history or creating miniature figurines of Queen Victoria from clay or paint. This very day is all about welcoming the new summer holiday, which is a big deal for individuals who reside close to the North Pole.
Every year by the time this Thanksgiving arrives, Canadians have endured a long, snowy, and dismal winter. Canadians don their bathing suits and go on their first swims as the foliage on the tree branches turn green as well as the calm gives way to warm and sunny breezes. They also hold sports tournament games and enjoy relaxing warmer months feasts.
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Happy Victoria Day 2022!
