Victoria Day / May Day
This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA.	Tape Master:	1545
	Catalog #:	498585
	Clip Number:	498585-1
	Orginal Film:	023-353
	Timecode:	00:41:54 - 00:42:52
	Location:	Canada
	Year Shot:	1950 (Actual Year)
	Audio:	No
	Color:	No
	Headings:	HOLIDAYS: May Day HOLIDAYS: Misc, Secular LOCATIONS/NORTH AMERICA: Canada PARADES AND PROCESSIONS: May Day
	Description:	Victoria Day / May Day A Man escorting the Queen down a carpet aisle little girls line the pathway on each side. New Qeen gets crowned, "Queen of May" After the death of Queen Victoria in 1901, an Act was passed by the Parliament of Canada establishing a legal holiday on May 24 in each year (or May 25 if May 24 fell on a Sunday) under the name Victoria Day. meanwhile, Canada continued to observe Victoria Day. An amendment to the Statutes of Canada in 1952 established the celebration of Victoria Day on the Monday preceding May 25.

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