September 2021
GRANDPARENTS DAY
Grandparents Day serves to honor and recognize the contributions of grandparents in our lives. Grandparents are a society and a family's ties to its past as they pass on important values, beliefs and ideals to future generations. Their wisdom and love are recognized every year on the first Sunday after Labour Day in September.
Find out more »October 2021
DAFFODIL GARDEN PLANTING DAY (DARTMOUTH)
Your help is needed to plant 13,000 daffodil bulbs at The Daffodil Garden for Cancer Survivors! Join volunteers for the Daffodil Garden for Cancer Survivors today to plant some bulbs! Come with friends and family anytime between 10 am and 5 pm to plant bulbs for a few minutes or for as long as you like. Located at 94 Alderney Drive in Downtown Dartmouth Bring your own shovels, spades and gardening gloves! PLUS, light refreshments will be available! For more…
Find out more »December 2021
CHRISTMAS DAY
Christmas (or Feast of the Nativity) is an annual festival commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ, observed primarily on December 25 as a religious and cultural celebration among billions of people around the world. Popular modern customs of the holiday include: gift giving completing an Advent calendar or Advent wreath Christmas music and caroling viewing a Nativity play an exchange of Christmas cards church services a special meal, and the display of various Christmas decorations, including Christmas trees, Christmas lights,…
Find out more »February 2022
GROUNDHOG DAY
Many Canadians celebrate Groundhog Day. Some Christian churches also celebrate Candlemas on this day, while others use Groundhog Day to take down their Christmas decorations. Groundhog Day is growing more and more popular in Canada. There is a festival in Wiarton, Ontario, where the town groundhog, Wiarton Willie, delivers his “prediction” early in the morning on February 2 every year... but the first (arguably the best) prognosticator is Nova Scotia's own Shubenacadie Sam! This year Sam will make his prediction…
Find out more »March 2022
DR. SEUSS DAY
Today we celebrate Dr Seuss! Born on this day in 1904! Fun Fact: “Seuss,” which was also his mother’s maiden name — was pronounced “Zoyce” by the family... and by Geisel himself!
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April 2022
EASTER MONDAY
Easter Monday is the day after Easter Sunday, which commemorates Jesus Christ's resurrection, according to the Christian Bible. Easter Monday is a public holiday in 3 provinces and 3 territories, where it is a day off for the general population, and schools and most businesses are closed. Unfortunately, Nova Scotia is NOT one of those provinces.
Find out more »May 2022
MOTHERS DAY
What are you getting your mother this Mother’s Day? Common gifts include: cards, flowers, meals in restaurants, jewelry, gift cards, clothing, trips to a spa, books, CDs, housewares and even gardening tools. In what was formerly Yugoslavia, children would tie up their mother on Mother’s Day. The only way she could get free would be to pay her children with treats.
Find out more »July 2022
CANADA DAY
Canada Day recognizes the birthday of our country. On July 1, 1867 Canada became a new federation with its own constitution by signing the Constitution Act - formerly known as the British North America Act. The name “Canada” comes from the Huron-Iroquois word “Kanata” meaning “village” or settlement.” Today is one of those days where we get to take a look into the telescopes of the past. If we know history, we have a better chance of not repeating mistakes…
Find out more »September 2022
NS PINK SHIRT DAY
This is the ORIGINAL wear pink day The day is celebrated on the second Thursday in September with schools across the province holding anti-bullying events and students wearing pink. The inspiration for Stand Up Against Bullying Day came from two Grade 12 students at Central Kings Rural High School in Cambridge, Kings Co. Travis Price and David Shepherd rallied behind a new student who was being bullied, simply for wearing a pink shirt. They brought pink shirts to school and…
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