Showing posts with label Jacques Cartier. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Jacques Cartier. Show all posts
Thursday, December 25, 2008
Canada's First Christmas
This year will be Canada's snowiest Christmas ever, says Environment Canada's Senior Climatologist, Dave Phillips. There will be snow everywhere, even including the West Coast in Vancouver and Victoria, and on the East Coast in Halifax.
The first Christmas to be celebrated in Canada was in 1535, when French explorer, Jacques Cartier, and one hundred and ten men observed the holiday in a tiny fort at the foot of Quebec City.
So may everyone have a "Happy Holiday!", and we hope that Santa be most generous when he hands out the gifts!
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