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Canada is a very significant component of the
North American continent as it is the second largest
country in the world occupying most of North America.
The calendar of Canada displays list of holidays
as observed in the rest of the world as well as
holidays as per the culture preserved by the Canadian
natives. The 2009 calendar Canada displays the
historical, cultural and state holidays of the
country.
There are several versions of the 2009 calendar
Canada available for you to choose your pick.
Depending upon your requirements and needs you
could choose from the wide variety of calendars
of Canada. Some of the most popular categories
are as follows:
- Daily Planners – These variations
are ideal options for people wanting to maintain
a day-to-day schedule of various things. The daily
planners enable you to maintain a track of your
appointments, holidays, priorities and even the
PTA’s in your child’s school.
- School Calendars - 2009 calendar Canada
offers facilities to maintain a school calendar.
This variation of calendar of Canada mentions
all holidays of the academic year and offers scopes
of maintaining the schedule for the entire year.
- Blank Calendars – These calendars
have just the date and day mentioned in them with
large spaces offered as blank for you to fill
them up according to your appointments and schedules.
These are especially handy for the professionals
to keep a tab on the various activities planned
for each particular day of the week.
- Holiday Calendars – The 2009 calendar
Canada mentions in details the official and public
holidays for the year.
An account of the significant
events has been provided in the 2009 Calendar
Canada.
January 1 New Year's Day – It is
an official holiday on January 1st every year.
March 17 St. Patrick's Day – The
Canadian provinces of Newfoundland and Labrador
observe it as a public holiday and not in the
remaining areas. It is the annual Feast Day.
April 10 Good Friday – This day is
observed as the day of crucifixion of Jesus Christ
and is celebrated with equal reverence as in the
rest of the world.
April 12 Easter Sunday and April 13 Easter
Monday – To celebrated the coming back
to life of Jesus Christ 3 days after his crucifixion,
Christians celebrate Easter Sunday and the Monday
after that is also a holiday.
July 1 Canada Day - 1st July 1867 was
the day when Canada achieved its status as a full
-fledged federation with its own constitution.
2009 Calendar Canada marks this day as a national
holiday.
August 3 Civic/Provincial Day - This day
is celebrated as a holiday all over Canada and
is generally the 1st Monday in August. This day
may however be observed on different dates in
the different regions and provinces in Canada.
September 7 Labor Day - To celebrate the
social and economic achievements of the workers,
calendar of Canada mentions this day as the Labor
Day. The occasion is celebrated on two different
dates with many countries celebrating it on 1st
May instead of September 7th.
October 31 Halloween - On the eve of All
Saint’s Day, children across the various
cities of Canada dress up as spirits who are believed
to roam on earth on this special day playing pranks
on humans. This occasion is more of merry making
and fun than of a religious overtone.
November 11 Remembrance Day – According
to the calendar of Canada this day is observed
to honor the sacrifices made by the natives of
Canada during the World War I.
December 25 Christmas - Celebrated as
the birthday of Jesus Christ, Christmas is a public
holiday in Canada. People visit the church and
offer prayers other than visiting friends and
relatives to observe the traditional characteristics
associated with the occasion.
December 26 Boxing Day - Observed as a
day to distribute gifts and presents among the
poor and needy, 2009 Calendar Canada marks this
day as the Boxing Day, a day after the Christmas
Day.
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