世界節(jié)假日博覽 第122期:加拿大日

Canada Day is on July the 1st every year. Canadians all around the world celebrate the day when their nation became a country on July 1, 1867. Today, it is a federal national holiday. Many Canadians call it “Canada’s birthday”. Canada Day recognizes the British North America Act of 1867. This united Canada as a single country made up of four provinces. The holiday was not widely celebrated until the early 20th century and was actually called Dominion Day until 1982. The first official celebrations took place in 1917, which was the golden anniversary of nationhood. Canada's centennial in 1967 marked the start of Canada Day being celebrated with real pride. Dominion Day officially changed to Canada Day on October 27, 1982.

每年的7月1日為加拿大日。全球加拿大人慶祝該節(jié)日，1867年7月1日，加拿大正式成為自治領(lǐng)。如今，它已經(jīng)成為了聯(lián)邦假日。許多加拿大人稱之為“加拿大生日”。加拿大日承認(rèn)1867年《英屬北美條約》。獨(dú)立的加拿大自治領(lǐng)由四省組成。該節(jié)日直到20世紀(jì)初才被廣泛認(rèn)可，1982年之前被稱之為“自治領(lǐng)日”。并于1917年首次成為官方慶祝節(jié)日，那年加拿大自治迎來五十年紀(jì)念。1967年，加拿大自治迎來百年紀(jì)念，人們可以真正自豪地慶祝該節(jié)日。1982年10月27日，“自治領(lǐng)日”正式更名加拿大日。


Canada Day is a time for Canadians to party. There are festivals and events all across the country. Canadian communities around the world also join in the fun. Most of the celebrations are outdoors. They include parades, fireworks displays and music concerts. There are also citizenship ceremonies for people becoming new citizens. Canada Day is quite a colourful occasion and it celebrates the nation’s multi-ethnicity. Canada is a very cosmopolitan country, so you can expect to see flags from all around the world being waved as well as the Canadian flag. Not every Canadian is happy on this day. Many people in the French-speaking province of Quebec see no reason to celebrate. They want their own independence from Canada.

加拿大日是加拿大人民歡聚的日子。全國(guó)舉辦歡慶活動(dòng)。全球加拿大社區(qū)歡聚一堂。多數(shù)慶祝活動(dòng)安排在室外。包括游行、煙火展示以及音樂會(huì)。還有加拿大入籍宣誓儀式。加拿大日可謂豐富多彩，慶祝本國(guó)多種族文化。加拿大是國(guó)際化城市，除了加拿大國(guó)旗，你還可以見到其它國(guó)家國(guó)旗飄揚(yáng)飛舞。不是所有人都樂意慶祝該節(jié)日。在法語聚集區(qū)魁北克省，許多人無理由慶祝該節(jié)日。他們希望從加拿大獨(dú)立出去。