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DISCOVERY DAY [1 record]

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Record 1 2006-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Names of Special Years, Weeks, Days
  • Festivals, Carnivals and Social Events
OBS

Discovery Day is a provincial holiday in Newfoundland and Labrador and in the Yukon. It replaces the Civic Holiday observed on the first Monday of August in other areas of Canada. In Newfoundland and Labrador Discovery Day is celebrated on the Monday nearest June 24th in commemoration of the discovery of the province in 1497 by John Cabot. Since 1997, it has also been known as Cabot 500 Day. In the Yukon it is celebrated on the Monday nearest August 17th (the 3rd monday in August). It is a statutory holiday in the Yukon.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Désignations d'années, de semaines et de jours spéciaux
  • Festivals, carnavals et fêtes
OBS

A Terre-Neuve, la Saint-Patrick, la Saint-Georges, le jour de la Découverte, le jour du Souvenir (30 juin) et la fête des Orangistes sont aussi des fêtes légales.

Spanish

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