Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day celebrated across Canada
June 24 is Quebec’s Fête nationale, Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day, marked by parades, large outdoor concerts, community bonfires and fireworks across Quebec and francophone communities in Canada. Composer Calixa Lavallée premiered 'O Canada' at a Saint-Jean ceremony in 1880, and the song became Canada’s official national anthem in 1980. Some Montreal events were cancelled or scaled back after a shooting this week that left three people dead, prompting authorities to curtail portions of the programming. About 10 million francophones nationwide observe the day as a public expression of language and cultural identity, so developments on June 24 signal both celebration and broader questions about safety and Quebecois identity.
I get a random Wednesday off because it's a national holiday in Québec where my office is located. I intend to celebrate Saint-Jean-Baptiste by: - watching the TADC finale - cleaning out my garage - playing Deltarune
Nora Alexandra 🌙4Toby Fox deserves honorary Québecer status for releasing Deltarune on « la fête nationale »
(dr.) asha2visiting my cousin in Montreal currently and we are trying to decide whether to go see what is going on outside for this holiday today or whether we should go to some south asian monsoon festival that he found
