“Did You Know?” Blog Series – Fun Facts About Victoria Day

  • May 19, 2014
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Victoria Day Fireworks – Photo via Flickr

LSA wishes all of its Canadian clients, friends and business partners a safe and happy Victoria Day! In honor of this holiday, we’ve compiled some fun facts just for you! Check them out below.

Did You Know?

  • Victoria Day is a Canadian holiday on the Monday preceding May 25th in honor of Queen Victoria’s birthday.
  • For many people, the long Victoria Day weekend marks the end of the winter and the unofficial start of the summer season.
  • Victoria Day is also commonly referred to as the “May two-four weekend” or the “May long weekend” (a case of beer in some parts of Canada is called a “two-four” and many of these are consumed over the holiday).
  • Many people open their cottages during the long Victoria Day weekend.
  • Fireworks are commonly used in celebration of Victoria Day.
  • Canada is the only country that commemorates Queen Victoria with an official holiday.
  • Federal government protocol dictates that, on Victoria Day, the Royal Union Flag is to be flown from sunrise to sunset at all federal government buildings.
  • Several cities hold a parade on the holiday, with the most prominent being that which has taken place since 1898 in the monarch’s namesake city of Victoria, British Columbia.

What Victoria Day fun facts would you add to this list? Feel free to share your comments with us below!