this weekend is a long weekend here in canada (yay!) this weekend officially

@cher913 (25781)
Canada
May 18, 2007 4:07pm CST
starts off the summer...people go and open their cottage and the like... We have this weekend to celebrate Queen Victoria's birthday http://www.inglewoodcarecentre.com/history/victoria.htm and is used to celebrate hers and Queen Elizabeths birthday as well :-) although canada is now its own country, we still celebrate this... what are some of your holidays where you live? why do you celebrate them?
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Lindalinda
@Lindalinda (4111)
• Canada
19 May 07
Well I love the Victoria day weekend. Usually I go to my cousin's cottage near Parry Sound but this year I am helping my son and other family with planting. They ripped out the grass from their front yard because they want something low maintenance and environmentally friendly, so they are planding bushes and perennials. Afterwards we are heading out for dinner theatre in Aurora. Happy Victoria Day to you. God save the Queen!
cher913
@cher913 (25781)
• Canada
19 May 07
same to you ...nice to see a fellow canadian on here...today we did errands, tomorrow, church then maybe a walk somewhere...then on monday we go to new dundee (its near kitchener) and the whole town has garage sales!! its the best! (we go there every year with hubbys sister who lives outside of waterloo :-)
joey_matthews
@joey_matthews (8354)
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16 Jun 07
I'm english so I'm sure you've heard of ours. My favourite is guy Fawkes night. ~Joey :)