Celebrating Canada - 9781442649804

Celebrating CanadaHolidays, National Days, and the Crafting of Identities\nAuthor(s): Mathew Hayday, Raymond B. Blake\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: University of Toronto Press, Canada\nImprint: University of Toronto Press\nISBN-13: 9781442649804, 978-1442649804\nSynopsis\nHolidays are a key to helping us understand the transformation of national, regional, community and ethnic identities. In Celebrating Canada, Matthew Hayday and Raymond Blake situate Canada in an international context as they examine the history and evolution of our national and provincial holidays and annual celebrations.\n\n The contributors to this volume examine such holidays as Dominion Day, Victoria Day, Quebecs Fte Nationale and Canadian Thanksgiving, among many others. They also examine how Canadians celebrate the national days of other countries (like the Fourth of July) and how Dominion Day was observed in the United Kingdom. Drawing heavily on primary source research, and theories of nationalism, identiti.