February 20 – Canadian Holidays!

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nYou might already know that Canada does not have states, but instead has ten provinces and three territories. (The territories have legislatures, but they do not have as many powers or responsibilities as do the provinces.)

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• Today Saskatchewan, Alberta, and Ontario celebrate Family Day.

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• Today is Islander Day on Prince Edward Island.

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• And today is Louis Riel Day in Manitoba.

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nHere are some ways in which Canadians are celebrating:
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nPlaying ice hockey, going skating or skiing or snowboarding, or doing some other winter sport with their families.
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nGoing to a winter festival.
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nEating beavertails and pancakes with maple syrup….And when I say “eating beavertails,” I assume people mean this kind (not real tails from beaver!) …
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n…not this kind (actual tails from real beaver!).
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nLearning about Louis Riel and / or the Métis people, who are people of mixed Indigenous (from three particular aboriginal peoples of Canada) and European ancestry. Riel was a controversial politician who represented the Métis people.
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nCheck out the ten provinces (which cover the southernmost part of Canada) and the three territories (the sparsely inhabited northernmost part of Canada):
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nHere is just one gorgeous taste from each of the provinces and territories:
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British Columbia

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Alberta

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Sasketchewan

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Manitoba

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Ontario

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Quebec

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New Brunswick

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Nova Scotia

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Prince Edward Island

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Newfoundland and Labrador

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Nunavut

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Northwest Territories

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Yukon

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nAlso on this date:

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nAnniversary of the First Woman in Antarctica

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nPhotographer Ansel Adams’s birthday 

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nBig Day in 1872

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nActor Sidney Poitier’s birthday

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nFrederick Douglass Day

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nAnniversary of the pawning of certain Norwegian islands

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nPlan ahead:

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nCheck out my Pinterest boards for:

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• nFebruary holidays

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• nFebruary birthdays

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• nHistorical anniversaries in February

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nAnd here are my Pinterest boards for:

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• nMarch holidays

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• nMarch birthdays

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• nHistorical anniversaries in March
  

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