Victoria Day (May 19 2008)

Have a great Victoria Day!

(fact: Victoria Day is always on the Monday preceding May 25)

Victoria Day (French: Fête de la Reine) is a Canadian statutory holiday celebrated on the last Monday before or on May 24 in honour of both Queen Victoria's birthday and the current reigning Canadian sovereign's birthday.

While Victoria Day is often thought of as a purely Canadian event, it is also celebrated in some parts of Scotland, particularly in Edinburgh and Dundee, as well as in the Cayman Islands, where it is also a public holiday.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Note: Queen Elizabeth II was in Canada for her official birthday, Victoria Day 2005, in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

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