Happy Victoria Day

[+ Avalon]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victoria_Day

 

It is a federal Canadian public holiday celebrated on the last Monday preceding May 25, in honour of Queen Victoria's birthday. As such, it is the Monday between the 18th to the 24th inclusive, and thus is always the penultimate Monday of May.

[TruthBTold]

Just watched Victoria & Abdul with Judi Dench last night so I guess I was right on time. Funny and touching movie. I am sure that Charles must feel similar to Edward VII (Bertie).

[+ Just966]

Just watched Victoria & Abdul with Judi Dench so I guess I was right on time. Funny and touching movie. I am sure that Charles must feel similar to Edward VII (Bertie).

Very good movie.

[+ Avalon]

Just watched Victoria & Abdul with Judi Dench last night so I guess I was right on time. Funny and touching movie.

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdul_Karim_(the_Munshi)

[mike carey]

When I was in primary school in the 1960s we had a half day holiday on 24 May for Empire Day, and that was the day we had fireworks (in WA that was on 5 Nov).

[Chuckball]

When I was young growing up in Ontario Canada we always referred to the Victoria Day holiday as either "The 24th of May"or "firecracker day" . Our allegiances now are for Canada day on July 1st although some people still explode fireworks on the Victoria Day holiday.

When I was working in a factory while going to university, an American head office official called the plant perplexed he could not reach any of the bosses on May 20. The caller was told it was a Canadian holiday. "What holiday is that", the American asked "The 24th of May he was told.

[samhexum]

Happy Victoria Day

 

A day to honor me?!?!?

I'm flattered... but not surprised!

[+ Avalon]

A day to honor me?!?!?

I'm flattered... but not surprised!

 

I prefer this Victoria

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen_Victoria

[s1conrad]

I remember growing up in Seattle in the '70's, the last big event of the school year for my High School Band was taking the ferry to Victoria, B.C. to march in the Victoria Day Parade. I was never part of the school band (due to being tone-deaf & musically inept)--but I was regaled by the lucky participants, who had numerous stories of sneaking beer back to their hotel rooms (thanks to fake IDs). I don't think Queen Victoria would have been amused.