Canada Day Facts
Storyboard Descripción
Canada Day is sometimes referred to as Canada's birthday but it is a little more complicated than that! Students can create a spider map to explain the main facts behind Canada Day answering questions such as: What is Canada Day? When is it? Where is it celebrated? Why did it become a holiday? How do people celebrate?
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- HOW do people celebrate?
- WHAT is Canada Day?
- WHEN is it celebrated?
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- Canadians typically enjoy outdoor parades, carnivals, festivals, barbecues, air and maritime shows, fireworks, and free musical concerts on Canada Day!
- Canada Day is called Canada's Birthday. It is the anniversary of July 1, 1867, when Canada became a Dominion of Great Britain instead of a colony. Canada adopted its current constitution and thus officially “became a country.”
- Canada Day is observed annually on July 1st.If July 1st falls on a Sunday, the holiday is legally observed on July 2nd.
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- WHY is it a holiday?
- British North America ActJuly 1, 1867(Constitution Act)
- Canada Day Facts
- WHERE is it celebrated?
- July 1, 1867: The British North America Act (today known as the Constitution Act, 1867) created Canada. As a British dominion, Canada was no longer a colony and free to create its own laws, constitution and parliament.
- While Manitoba, British Columbia, Prince Edward Island, Yukon Territory, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Newfoundland, and Nunavut joined the confederation later, Canada Day is celebrated nationwide.
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