On Monday, May 20, 2013, LEC is pleased to invite you across the Atlantic, where teenagers from Benoît are language study program in Canada will have front-row seats to experience a major cultural event: Victoria Day.
A language study trip to experience a celebration that dates back nearly 170 years
A public holiday in Canada, Victoria Day is celebrated every year on the Monday preceding May 24—so in 2013, that’s today! Why this date? Because it marks the day when the famous Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom made her first steps into history. Wishing to honor the sovereign born in 1819, the Legislature of the Province of Canada declared that date a public holiday eight years later, in 1845.
A celebration that lives on after the queen
Following the proclamation of the Canadian Confederation in 1867—the year the Dominion of Canada was formed as a self-governing state within the British Empire—and long after Queen Victoria’s death, the country continues to celebrate the sovereign’s birthday.
A language study trip to Canada during Victoria Day
Fireworks and parades liven up this holiday, when we not only honor the memory of Victoria but also celebrate the country’s sovereignty. If the young person on language study program in Canada may hear locals refer to it as the May Long Weekend or the May Run, one thing is certain: Victoria Day is a day when both Canadian patriotism and British heritage are celebrated.