Canada Day is the national day of Canada, a federal statutory holiday celebrating the anniversary of the July 1, 1867, enactment of the British North America Act, 1867 , which united three colonies into a single country called Canada within the British Empire. Originally called Dominion Day , the holiday was renamed in 1982, the year the Canada Act was passed. Frequently referred to as "Canada's birthday", particularly in the popular press, the occasion marks the joining of the British North American colonies of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and the Province of Canada into a federation of four provinces (the Province of Canada being divided, in the process, into Ontario and Quebec) on July 1, 1867.
Most communities across the country will host organized celebrations for Canada Day, usually outdoor public events, such as parades, carnivals, festivals, barbecues, air and maritime shows, fireworks, and free musical concerts ,as well as citizenship ceremonies for new citizens. There is no standard mode of celebration for Canada Day; However, the locus of the celebrations is the national capital, Ottawa, where large concerts and cultural displays are held on Parliament Hill, with the governor general and prime minister typically officiating, though the monarch or another member of the Royal Family may also attend or take the governor general's place. Canadian expatriates will organize Canada Day activities in their local area on or near the date of the holiday.
加拿大日是加拿大的国庆日,作为一个联邦合法假日首次在1867年七月一日被庆祝。1867年英属北美法案被颁布,该法案将原有的三个英属殖民地合并为一个统一的英帝国内的加拿大。开始的时候被称为加拿大自治纪念日,在1982年加拿大法案通过后改名为加拿大日。 该节日经常被称为“加拿大的生日”,特别是在一些受欢迎的大众期刊上面,因为这一天起英属北美殖民地中的包括加拿大省(今安大略省和魁北克省)、新斯科舍省和新不伦瑞克省组成了联邦,在1867年七月一日。
在这一天全国的大部分社区都将会去办各种各样的活动来庆祝加拿大日的来临,通常户外的公共活动包括游行,狂欢节,烤肉烟火和免费的音乐会等各种表演。这一天还会为新入籍的公民举办入籍仪式。没有一个固定的方式去纪念这一天。但是节日的重心还是每年在首都渥太华。在这里大型的音乐会,文化节国会山每年都会举办。联邦总督和首相也会出席并主持仪式。其他的英国皇室成员也有可能出席。在国际上加拿大的·外派人员也会在当地举办类似的庆祝活动。
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