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Canada Day. Civic Holiday. Labour Day. Truth and Reconciliation Day. Thanksgiving Day. Remembrance Day. Christmas Day. Boxing Day. Public holidays in Canada ( French: Jours fériés au Canada ), known as statutory holidays, stat holidays, or simply stats ( French: jours fériés ), consist of a variety of cultural, nationalistic, and religious ...
It entered the UK Singles Chart at number one where it remained for five weeks, becoming the Christmas number one of 1984. [4] It sold a million copies in the first week, making it the fastest-selling single in UK chart history until Elton John's "Candle in the Wind 1997". [5] UK sales passed three million on the last day of 1984. [6]
Santa Claus is based on St. Nicholas of Myra. The history of Santa Claus dates all the way back to the third century, to a Turkish monk named St. Nicholas who was famous for helping the poor and ...
The Quebec Winter Carnival ( French: Carnaval de Québec ), commonly known in both English and French as Carnaval, is a pre-Lenten festival held in Quebec City. After being held intermittently since 1894, the Carnaval de Québec has been celebrated annually since 1955. [ 1] That year, Bonhomme Carnaval, the mascot of the festival, made his ...
White Christmas made a lot of money. White Christmas was the second-highest-grossing film of 1954, losing out only to The Caine Mutiny. Its haul at the box office? A whopping $12 million. 5. Fosse ...
The history of Canada covers the period from the arrival of the Paleo-Indians to North America thousands of years ago to the present day. The lands encompassing present-day Canada have been inhabited for millennia by Indigenous peoples, with distinct trade networks, spiritual beliefs, and styles of social organization.
Canada Day (French: Fête du Canada, [faɛ̯t dzy kanadɑ]), formerly known as Dominion Day (French: Fête du Dominion), is the national day of Canada.A federal statutory holiday, it celebrates the anniversary of Canadian Confederation which occurred on July 1, 1867, with the passing of the British North America Act, 1867, when the three separate colonies of the United Canadas, Nova Scotia ...
[3] [5] The Knicks have played more Christmas Day games than any other team, with 54 total. They are 23–31 on the holiday. [6] Their most recent Yuletide appearance came in 2021 when they defeated the Atlanta Hawks, 101–87, at Madison Square Garden. The Knicks have a checkered history on the 25th.