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Heritage Day is
celebrated in Canada on
the third Monday of
every February.
Heritage Day was
established in 1973 by
the Heritage Canada
Foundation to encourage
the preservation and
promotion of Canada's
nationally significant
historic, architectural,
natural and scenic
heritage. It is a time
for Canadians across the
country to explore and
celebrate their own
personal heritage.
In some areas, Heritage
Day is celebrated as an
optional
civic holiday. In
Alberta, Heritage Day is
celebrated on the first
Monday in August. Yukon
celebrates Heritage Day
on the Friday before the
last Sunday in February,
and in Saskatchewan it
is celebrated on
February 17th.
Since 1973, several
attempts have been made
to try and make Heritage
Day a statutory holiday
so Canadians across the
country can celebrate.
So far, the attempts
have failed, but that
doesn't stop Canadians
from recognizing and
celebrating this day.
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