Victoria Day / May Day
Victoria Day / May Day
Clip: 498585_1_1
Year Shot: 1950
(Actual Year)
Audio: No
Video: B/W
Tape Master: 1545
Original Film: 023-353
HD: N/A
Location: Canada
Timecode: 00:41:54 - 00:42:52
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.