Celebrating Canada, Volume 1

Holidays 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 andB /Bprovincial holidays and annual celebrations. The contributorsB /BtoB /Bthis volume examine such holidays as Dominion Day, Victoria Day, QuebecsB /BFêteB /BNationaleB /Band CanadianB /BThanksgivingB,/B among many others. They also examine how Canadians celebrate the national days ofB /BotherB /Bcountries (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, identities and invented traditionsB,/B theB /BessaysB /BinB /BthisB /BcollectionB /Bdeepen our understanding of how these holidays have influenced the evolutionB /Bof Canadian identitiesB./B

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