Happy Day After Beaver Day!
Well, I hope you all celebrated Beaver Day. I know I was so busy, I didn't have time to post anything. What's that, you say? Never heard of Beaver Day?
It was a bright, sunny day, with spring air starting to blow soft and warm (or so I imagine) back in 1975. The place: Ottawa. The date: March 24. The time: Daytime. The Event: an act was passed by Parliament making the beaver the official symbol of Canada.
So, why is this ever-so-important date in our nation's history not a statutory holiday? A fine question and one that should be posed to your local MP. It may be that there might be confusion on what to do when Easter falls on the 24th of March. However, this last happened in 1940 and won't happen again before 2079, so not much to worry about there.
It could also be that the 24th of March is also World Tuberculosis Day. I refuse to observe this day. I feel strongly that tuberculosis is a horrible disease that nobody should have.
Notable about today? in 1306, Robert The Bruce became King of Scotland. To mark the historic, 700-year anniversary, Harold The Dave tried to take over Scotland, but didn't get farther than the first Glasgow pub he wandered into.
It was a bright, sunny day, with spring air starting to blow soft and warm (or so I imagine) back in 1975. The place: Ottawa. The date: March 24. The time: Daytime. The Event: an act was passed by Parliament making the beaver the official symbol of Canada.
So, why is this ever-so-important date in our nation's history not a statutory holiday? A fine question and one that should be posed to your local MP. It may be that there might be confusion on what to do when Easter falls on the 24th of March. However, this last happened in 1940 and won't happen again before 2079, so not much to worry about there.
It could also be that the 24th of March is also World Tuberculosis Day. I refuse to observe this day. I feel strongly that tuberculosis is a horrible disease that nobody should have.
Notable about today? in 1306, Robert The Bruce became King of Scotland. To mark the historic, 700-year anniversary, Harold The Dave tried to take over Scotland, but didn't get farther than the first Glasgow pub he wandered into.
posted by MyMaidMary | 11:23 p.m.
1 Comments:
ahhh Beaver Day....quickly becoming a favourite of mine! Right up there with the Birthday....I definately wrote that day down! :)
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