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December 2020

BANK HOLIDAY

December 28, 2020

Since Boxing Day landed on a weekend this year, today is recognized as a stat holiday for federally regulated workers and banks across the country. Today is not a statutory holiday in Nova Scotia, it is a provincial stat holiday in Ontario only.

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September 2021

LABOUR DAY

September 6, 2021

Labour Day has been celebrated in Canada on the first Monday in September since the 1880s. The origins of Labour Day in Canada can be traced back to December 1872 when a parade was staged in support of the Toronto Typographical Union's strike for a 58-hour work-week, almost a full decade before a similar event in New York City by the American Knights of Labor launched the movement towards the American Labor Day holiday. An old fashioned tradition in Canada…

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NATIONAL DAY FOR TRUTH AND RECONCILIATION

September 30, 2021

September 30, 2021 marks the first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. The day honours the lost children and Survivors of residential schools, their families and communities. Public commemoration of the tragic and painful history and ongoing impacts of residential schools is a vital component of the reconciliation process. Both the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation and Orange Shirt Day take place on September 30.

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November 2021

REMEMBRANCE DAY

November 11, 2021

On Remembrance Day, Canadians pause to honour the men and women who have served and continue to serve Canada during times of war, conflict, and peace. More than 2,300,000 Canadians have served and more than 118,000 made the ultimate sacrifice. In Canada, Remembrance Day is a public holiday and federal statutory holiday, as well as a statutory holiday in all three territories and in six of the ten provinces... In Nova Scotia, Remembrance Day is NOT a general paid holiday under the Labour…

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HANUKKAH BEGINS

November 28, 2021

Chanukah (Hanukkah) begins this evening, and continues through Monday, December 6 Chanukah is the Jewish eight-day, wintertime “festival of lights,” celebrated with a nightly menorah lighting, special prayers and fried foods. Read more about Hanukkah

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December 2021

CHRISTMAS DAY

December 25, 2021

Christmas (or Feast of the Nativity) is an annual festival commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ, observed primarily on December 25 as a religious and cultural celebration among billions of people around the world. Popular modern customs of the holiday include: gift giving completing an Advent calendar or Advent wreath Christmas music and caroling viewing a Nativity play an exchange of Christmas cards church services a special meal, and the display of various Christmas decorations, including Christmas trees, Christmas lights,…

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January 2022

NEW YEAR’S DAY

January 1, 2022
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February 2022

NOVA SCOTIA HERITAGE DAY

February 21, 2022

Heritage Day in Nova Scotia is a provincial holiday celebrated on the third Monday in February. Introduced in 2015, each year this holiday will honour a different person or event, chosen by Nova Scotian school children. Heritage day in 2022 marks the 10th anniversary of the Landscape of Grand-Pré becoming a UNESCO World Heritage site.  Today we celebrate the rich heritage of this landscape which features an exceptional traditional agricultural settlement still in use today and an iconic place of…

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August 2022

NATAL DAY PARADE

August 1, 2022 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

As part of HRM's Natal Day weekend programming, the Natal Day Parade will begin at Novalea Drive in Halifax at 10:00am and will conclude at Maple Street in Dartmouth   More Natal Day info HERE

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September 2022

ROSH HASHANAH

September 25, 2022 - September 27, 2022

Rosh Hashanah is the Jewish New Year. It is the anniversary of the creation of Adam and Eve, and a day of judgment and coronation of God as king. Rosh Hashanah begins at sundown on Sept 25 and ends at sundown Sept 27

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