Canada Day marks the anniversary of the July 1, 1867 enactment of the British North America Act. On that date, Canada was united as a single country of four provinces.Did you know? That the July 1 holiday was established by statute in 1879, under the name Dominion Day

 

  Before 1982 Canada Day had been known as Dominion Day, First of July, Confederation Day, and July the First. Canada Day celebrates the events that occurred on July 1, 1867, when the British North America Act created the Canadian federal government. The BNA Act proclaimed "one Dominion under the name of Canada," hence the original title of the holiday, "Dominion Day." Dominion Day was officially renamed "Canada Day" by an Act of Parliament on October 27, 1982. This change reflected the policy of successive governments to down play Canada's colonial origins. Canada's national celebration is always observed on July 1, unless that date falls on a  Sunday, in which case it is observed the following day. 

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                      Happy Independence Americans 

             In all the festivity associated with the Washington DC Fourth of July celebrations, Americans sometimes forget the history surrounding the date. The fourth of July commemorates the adoption of the Declaration of Independence this nation's official certificate of birth. Some would argue that this country was founded in 1492 when Christopher Columbus sailed the Ocean blue; however, the American spirit of freedom was not unleashed until the colonists officially won the war against British control of our land and government in 1776.

       

                    

           

 

   

                        

                          

             

                               

                         

 

           

             

                     

                     

                    

                    

                   

                   

                       

                            Our Lady Of  Lourdes Grotto

            

                                                                                                                            

                                               

                                            

                                                                 

                                 

                                    

                       Montreal    PSYHIC SHOW 2006                           

                                                                                  

                                         Vandra doing an offering                                   Offering for Spring                                Special offering to Yemaya

                                                       

                                                                               

                          Offering to goddess of  love                                   Sommer preparing to offering                                          goddess of love

                                                                  

                                                              

                                

Every summer, Toronto (Canada) blazes with the excitement of calypso, steel pan and elaborate masquerade costumes during the annual Scotiabank Caribbean Festival.The Scotiabank Caribana Festival celebrates its 43rd anniversary in 2010, it is the largest Caribbean festival in North America. Presented by the Festival Management Committee, the three-week Festival attracts over a million participants annually, including hundreds of thousands of American tourists. Among the highlights is the Parade, one of the largest in North America. Thousands of brilliantly costumed masqueraders and dozens of trucks carrying live soca, calypso, steel pan, reggae and salsa artists jam the 1.5 km parade route all day, to the delight of hundreds of thousands of onlookers.Caribana was created in 1967 as a community heritage project for Canada's Centennial year. Based on Trinidad Carnival, the Festival now also includes the music, dance, food and costumes of Jamaica, Guyana, the Bahamas, Brazil and other cultures represented in Toronto - the world's most culturally diverse city

 

                               Aquatic car drives with 'oooomph'

           

                

         

                                  

               First Thanksgiving  In 1621, the Plymouth colonists and Wampanoag Indians shared an autumn harvest feast which is acknowledged today as one of the first,    Thanksgiving celebrations in the colonies.This harvest meal has become a symbol of cooperation and interaction between English colonists and Native Americans.Although this feast is considered by many to the very first Thanksgiving celebration, it was actually in keeping with a long tradition of celebrating the harvest and giving thanks for a successful bounty of crops. Native American groups throughout the Americas, including the Pueblo, Cherokee, Creek and many others organized harvest festivals, Ceremonial dances, and other celebrations of thanks for centuries before the arrival of Europeans in North America.      

                              

                

                                                                     Today Thanksgiving Dinner

                                         

                     

                                                      

                 

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                      One of the world's ten major fashion weeks, Russian Fashion Week comes to the World Trade Center Moscow. Eastern Europe's biggest style show invites dressed-to-kill celebrities, ever critical magazine editors and inspired buyers to view the latest designer catwalk collections.

  

                           

                     

                                                                     

                                               Rally del Salento

The Rally del Salento in Lecce is part of both the Italian and the European Rally Championships. Organised by the Automobil Club Lecce, it is a classic and one of the oldest races in Italy.From its first edition the rally has had an extraordinary fascination that divides drivers into two groups: those who love it and those who fear it. With beautiful landscapes, wonderful weather and the warm hospitality of Lecce, the special stages are unique, while the route is characterised by sharp turns which require great skill to negotiate.