Holidays and Celebrations

Saturday and Sunday | January 1 - New Year's Day | Valentine's Day - February 14 | Late March or early April - Good Friday | Late March or early April - Easter Sunday | Late March or early April - Easter Monday | Victoria Day - Monday before May 25 | Canada Day - July 1 | Labour Day - First Monday in September | Thanksgiving - Second Monday of October | Halloween - October 31 | Remembrance Day - November 11 | Christmas Day - December 25 | Boxing Day - December 26 | New Year's Eve - December 31

Valentine's Day - February 14

This holiday came about from a Christian celebration of Saint Valentine. However, people still work on this holiday and it has lost most of its religious significance. Now it is a celebration of love and romance, marked by couples exchanging gifts or going out for romantic meals. Children may be given gifts of chocolate and candy.