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Victoria Day
Victoria, first sovereign of a confederated Canada.Official nameEnglish: Victoria Day
French: Fête de la ReineAlso calledMay Two-four, May Long, May RunObserved byCanadians (Canada)TypeHistorical, Cultural, NationalistDateMonday on or before May 242008 dateMay 19CelebrationsFireworks, paradesRelated toReigning sovereign's birthday
Queen Elizabeth II in Canada for her official birthday, Victoria Day 2005, Edmonton, Alberta


Victoria Day (French: Fête de la Reine) is a Canadian statutory holiday celebrated on the last Monday before or on May 24 in honour of both Queen Victoria's birthday and the current reigning Canadian sovereign's birthday.
While Victoria Day is often thought of as a purely Canadian event, it is also celebrated in some parts of Scotland, particularly in Edinburgh and Dundee, as well as in the Cayman Islands, where it is also a public holiday.

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