Civic Holiday is here so how did it start and what are your plans?

The Civic Holiday is a holiday observed in most provinces and territories on the first Monday of August. The holiday has various names from coast to coast, It’s known as Civic Holiday in Manitoba, Northwest Territories, Nunavut  and Nova Scotia.  But Quebec, Yukon, Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland and Labrador do not have this mid-summer holiday. There are references to civic holidays dating back to the mid 1850s when various cities in Upper Canada (now Ontario) began to have a public summer holiday in August such as London, 1856; Hamilton, 1862 or at the close of summer Toronto, 1861 and the town of Guelph, 1862. The date of the holiday varied year by year and was proclaimed by the mayor. To stop the confusion it was narrowed down to the first Monday of August…Many communities will have rib fests, barbecues, festivals of many descriptions to celebrate while social distancing, travel to their cottage or just relaxing in the yard or on their balcony …Ed

Source: The Canadian Encyclopedia/ Photo:Generic