tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2209525367139857595.post1979010733058726321..comments2023-03-24T07:50:22.245-02:30Comments on The Greens and The Roses: Happy Victoria Day!Blakeney Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08159136159222855283noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2209525367139857595.post-80041102984879612612011-05-20T21:40:55.837-02:302011-05-20T21:40:55.837-02:30Thanks, Emily! :-)
Sabine, Victoria Day is really...Thanks, Emily! :-)<br /><br />Sabine, Victoria Day is really just Queen Victoria's birthday. (Celebrated as an excuse to go camping.) <br /><br />We brought up the war-related stuff mainly to indicate why people here often feel pretty conflicted about the royals... so it's kind of strange that we acknowledge it. I think we may have gotten too much off on that tangent and made it confusing. Sorry!<br /><br />Victoria Day is just about the monarchy. (And camping!)<br /><br />We have Remembrance Day here, which is in November and is similar to American Memorial Day or Veterans Day, and also Canada Day in the summer. <br /><br />Canada Day is another problematic holiday here, though, because it falls on the same day as the traditional Memorial Day in Newfoundland. Officially both are celebrated simultaneously. <br /><br />In practice, however, it can be very awkward to celebrate a pro-national holiday and remember people who died in wars on the same day. Older people (who remember before Newfoundlanders were Canadians) get angry at younger people for not being solemn, and younger people (who have always been Canadian in their lifetime) get angry at older people for looking down on their fun.<br /><br />A lot of people go to memorial events in the morning and fireworks at night... and feel awkward the whole time. :-P<br /><br />Hope that makes things clearer.<br /><br />Your holidays sound really neat! Thanks for sharing that! :-)<br /><br />Love,<br />JosefinaBlakeney Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08159136159222855283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2209525367139857595.post-25879501865989793322011-05-20T21:22:38.251-02:302011-05-20T21:22:38.251-02:30Happy Victoria Day!!! Quick question, but is Victo...Happy Victoria Day!!! Quick question, but is Victoria Day similar to the American Memorial Day? <br />The latest holiday in France was May 8th- Jour de Victoire 1945. Oui, I celebrate VE Day just to celebrate...and out of my gratefulness that France was able to become an country free from control and collaboration. <br />My favorite holiday is Bastille Day, which is like America's independence day. Sometimes, my family went to Paris. We watched fireworks under the Eiffel Tower or as we rode down the Seine on a boat. We ate ice cream and sang "La Marseillaise"...<br />...I'm feeling very homesick now. :(<br />Bises,<br />Sabine<br />(PS- have fun!)Sabine Aurore Bouchardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01515207759239543581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2209525367139857595.post-66388706252390261992011-05-20T21:10:00.602-02:302011-05-20T21:10:00.602-02:30Happy Victoria Day! I love holidays. We have Memor...Happy Victoria Day! I love holidays. We have Memorial Day this weekend. The 24th also, I think. If it's nice out we'll get to have a picnic. Have fun camping or BBQing!<br /><br />EmilyEmilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11742290160764275555noreply@blogger.com