Happy Canada Day 2004 (July 1)

[3dGameMan]

Canada is 137 years young. What are you doing on July 1st?

To find out more about Canada Day: click here (http://www.canadascapital.gc.ca/canadaday/home_e.asp)

"The year 2004 marks the 137th celebration of Canada Day, which commemorates the day that Canada became a nation. The holiday is observed on July 1 (unless that date falls on a Sunday, in which case Canada Day is observed the following day).

On July 1, 1867, the British North America Act united the British colonies of Upper Canada, Lower Canada, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia into "one dominion under the name of Canada." These four colonies became Canada's first four provinces; Lower Canada was renamed Quebec, and Upper Canada was renamed Ontario.

The July 1 holiday was known as Dominion Day until October 27, 1982, when an act of parliament established the name Canada Day. The new name symbolized a step away from Canada's colonial past. The holiday had also sometimes been known as First of July or Confederation Day. Like Fourth of July festivities in the United States, Canada Day is celebrated with such summer pleasures as picnics, barbeques, and fireworks.

The name Canada derives from an Iroquoian word for "village," kanata, that French explorers heard used to refer to the area near present-day Quebec City. Today, Canada comprises ten provinces and three territories. '~source (http://www.infoplease.com/spot/canada1.html)

[Bobenis]

Praise Canada!!! Canada rules! :luxhello :KICK ASS :luxhello :KICK ASS :luxhello :KICK ASS :luxhello

[egarrard]

You know...Canada and the US ought to combine national holidays and just have one big drunken party from the 1st to the 4th. :)

[egarrard]

so from the 1 to the 4 it will be like the uk :lmaoGlad to have us gone, are ya'?

[Colin]

Are you and Sherry slipping up to Ottawa again this year, Rod?

[Maro]

That's funny - I just watched the Video of your trip to Canada yesterday

Happy Birthday!

:happywave :happywave

My frined will be emigrating to Canada in the next couple of years so I hope to come on over and experience the place.

Interestingly, Canada was my second choice after Oz when it cam to chosing where to live

:thumb

[Bobenis]

Tis a very laid back and friendly place to live. It was't named the best place to live in the world 5 years in a row by the UN for nothing! :KICK ASS

[JCYC5]

I cannot wait until I go back to Canada for University...

Hong Kong is great, but it's slowly becoming what China was in the 1970s... if you want to know more, start a new thread or PM me, don't want to crap this thread.

But Happy Birthday Canada!

I will be singing over here... 12pm EST, right?

[And|]

so from the 1 to the 4 it will be like the uk :lmao

You call that bank holliday.

*ahem*

Ooooooohhhhh.... Canada... the land of the brave.

Dont know more of the lyrics, but HEY, im danish. I think one line is quite good :thumb

[Bobenis]

O Canada!
Our home and native land!
True patriot love in all thy sons command.

With glowing hearts we see thee rise,
The True North strong and free!

From far and wide,
O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.

God keep our land glorious and free!
O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.

O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.

http://www.pch.gc.ca/progs/cpsc-ccsp/sc-cs/o-cda.ra

Gotta love it! What a great national anthem. I love Russia's national anthem as well. It is beautiful.

http://www.funet.fi/pub/culture/russian/voices/realaudio/sovietnationalanthem.ra

[Bobenis]

Gotta love this too...lol. :KICK ASS

[wazman]

Oh, that's not right... :lmao :rofl2

[And|]

Oh dear god. If your flag looks like that, I can see why americans joke about you.

Smoking the ganja. ffs now I feel like smoking some.

[Bobenis]

You call that bank holliday.

*ahem*

Ooooooohhhhh.... Canada... the land of the brave.

Dont know more of the lyrics, but HEY, im danish. I think one line is quite good :thumb


LOL..good meshing of the Canadian and US national anthems there And|!! :lmao

[AnGeLuS]

That's not the Oh, Canada...

The real version is french only and was written in 1880... but this is the version most popular as it truly shows Canada as being a Multicultural country..

O Canada!
Our home and native land!
True patriot love
in all thy sons command.
Car ton bras sait porter l'épée
Il sait porter la croix!
Ton histoire est une épopée
Des plus brillants exploits.
God keep our land glorious and free!
O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.
O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.

When that version is played I feel Canadian (being French Canadian) the other version makes me feel like an outsider seeing as english is not my language. Just a thought..:)
You guys in Toronto probably only hear the bilingual version during Hockey Games ;)

[thephenom]

I'll be in HK this year for like 10 days.....leaving on thursday night right after my stupid exam.....back to studying. :Crying

[3dGameMan]

Are you and Sherry slipping up to Ottawa again this year, Rod?

Not this year; however, we are thinking maybe next year since July 1 will fall on a Friday. Maybe a few of us can meet somewhere in Ottawa for a few :Beer

[JCYC5]

I'll be in HK this year for like 10 days.....leaving on thursday night right after my stupid exam.....back to studying. :Crying

When are you back?

[Bobenis]

That's not the Oh, Canada...

The real version is french only and was written in 1880... but this is the version most popular as it truly shows Canada as being a Multicultural country..

O Canada!
Our home and native land!
True patriot love
in all thy sons command.
Car ton bras sait porter l'épée
Il sait porter la croix!
Ton histoire est une épopée
Des plus brillants exploits.
God keep our land glorious and free!
O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.
O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.

When that version is played I feel Canadian (being French Canadian) the other version makes me feel like an outsider seeing as english is not my language. Just a thought..:)
You guys in Toronto probably only hear the bilingual version during Hockey Games ;)

Doesn't matter what your language is man. We are all Canadians and we all come in many shapes, sizes, and skin pigmentations. The anthem stand for us all, regardless of language. Proud to be Canadian eh!?

You are not a seperatist, are you? *shakes fist* :banghead :mad: Im joking man :KICK ASS

[WazLady73]

Happy Canada Day!!!!!! :luxhello :luxhello

Speaking of national anthems...I do like Canada's! I hear it at the Olympics and I thought it was beautiful!

Have a great day on Thursday to our wonderful neighbor's to the north! :luxhello :luxhello :luxhello :luxhello

[Bobenis]

Thanks WazLady. Very sweet of ya. :)

[Raedwulf]

Lady C and I have our own little Canada day, (of course, it really should be Dominion Day) and Indepence Day celebration.
On July the 5th, our first born has her birthday; 1 + 4 = 5, get it? Lady C went into labour at about 10PM on the 3rd... she was so keen on having a baby on her American holiday, but the little girl decided it was right for a compromise :spin

[fleshcakes]

I should drive to Parliament Hill on the 1st one of these days.
Must be pretty nifty at night.

[egarrard]

HAPPY CANADA DAY!!!!

To all my wonderful friends up north, have a fabulous day! Celebrate the great country you all share and call home!!

:luxhello :luxhello :luxhello :luxhello :luxhello :luxhello :luxhello :luxhello :luxhello :luxhello :luxhello :luxhello

[Bobenis]

Oh yeah. Thanks!


HAPPY CANADA DAY EH!!!!