Today’s Victoria Day, a Canadian federal holiday established to celebrate Queen Victoria’s birthday.
In 1845, it was declared an actual holiday by the parliament of the Province of Canada, and became a legal holiday in 1901, when the Queen died.
Victoria Day is known by different names like May Long Weekend, May Run, and May Long.
Victoria Day is the oldest state holiday of Canada and Canada is the only country to honour Queen Victoria with an official holiday.
