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| Canada Day |
a Canadian legal holiday on July 1, celebrating the anniversary of the formation of the Dominion in 1867; formerly Dominion Day. |
| Christmas |
this day as a legal holiday and an occasion for greetings and gift-giving. [1/3 definitions] |
| Labor Day |
the first Monday in September, a legal holiday observed in Canada and the United States to honor the labor of working people. |
| Memorial Day |
a U.S. legal holiday to honor deceased soldiers, usu. officially observed on the last Monday in May. |
| Remembrance Day |
in Canada, November 11, a legal holiday honoring the war dead, particularly soldiers killed in World Wars I and II. [2 definitions] |
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