There are quiet a few holidays that are celebrated in Quebec. There are cinq nationwide holidays and trois provincal stauatory holidays. But our vaction we just passed a pretty important day. It is on june 24. On that particular date is National Holiday of Quebec, which as it implies is the national holiday for this particular Canadian Province. But the festivities for this holiday start on the 23rd and go through the 24th.
The kind of festivities that go on through the two days are:
Parades
Bonfires
Fireworks
Feasting
Drinking
Musical concerts
Flag waving
Patriotic speeches
Contests
this looks like a really fun holiday to celebrate.
The other Holidays that are celebrated in Canada/Quebec are:
National Patriots' Day- on the Monday on or before may 24th of every year
Good Friday or Easter Monday
Thanksgiving- on the second Monday in October
Construction Holiday- most popular time for summer vacations and takes place on the last two weeks of July
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