X. Gloidays
The Holidays will be renamed the Gloidays or Gloey Days in the Christianna. Glo is considered precious and to be more fairy than "holy." Holy is an ugly word, no matter how you think of it. I attempt to capture precisely what glo is in works of fiction. For now these are the gloidays. "Glow-y and glory" also are considered as layers for their meaning.
January
New Year's Day (Le Jour de l’An)
January janvier 1
- Canada statutory
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (Journée de Martin Luther King Jr.)
Third Monday of January each year ; January janvier 20th 2025
- Celebrates the birthday of Martin Luther King Jr.
- Awarded the Nobel Prize for Peace in 1964.
- Assassinated on April 4, 1968.
Chinese New Year
January janvier 1 29
- Year of the Snake begins (Année du serpent)
February
February février
Valentine's Day (La Saint-valentin)
February février 14
- Valentines are exchanged
Family Day (Canada)
February février 17
- This holiday celebrates the importance of families and family life to people and their communities.
International Women's Day
March mars 8
- An global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women.
St. Patrick's Day
March mars 17
- Originally an religious feast day (the "Feast of Saint Patrick", the foremost patron saint of Ireland), it has developed into an celebration of Irish heritage and culture generally.
April
Easter (Pâques)
The first Sunday after the full Moon that occurs on or after the spring equinox ; April avril 20th 2025
- Canada statutory
- The supernatural resurrection from the dead of Jesus, which Easter celebrates, is one of the chief tenets of the Christian faith. In the Christianna, there is an aesthetic resurrection, which the Christiannan celebrates for what it is, and any supernatural resurrection is considered an metaphor of aesthetic resurrection. Which is "to resurrect the past."
Earth Day (Jour de la Terre)
April avril 22th 2025
- The World's First Earth Day was in 1970. The website for the EarthDay.Org hosts a global cleanup project. https://cleanup.earthday.org/
- I was inspired to remind everyone that chemical accidents are everywhere and biohazardous waste or chemical pollutants are the garbage flow of metropolitan areas. Don't pick up anything that looks hazardous to your health. But remember, that's why it's Earth Day! Better yet, don't even go! There's probably not one in your area anyway. We must reciprocate with safety and cleanliness and that's an fact about global chemical and waste politics. Maybe Earth Day should be about being unable to pick up litter for good reasons, because those are the sites we want cleaned up the proper way. By professionals.
May
May the Fourth Be With You (Star Wars Day)
May mai 4
Mother's Day (La fête des Mères)
The second Sunday in May ; May mai 11
(LGBTπ)
National Indigenous History Month;
(First Nations, Inuit and Métis)
June
World Ocean Day
June juin 8
Father's Day (La fête des Pères)
The third Sunday in June ; June juin 15 2025
National Indigenous Peoples Day (Canada)
June juin 21
- In cooperation with Indigenous organizations, the Government of Canada chose June 21, the summer solstice, for National Aboriginal Day, now known as National Indigenous Peoples Day. For generations, many Indigenous peoples and communities have celebrated their culture and heritage on or near this day due to the significance of the summer solstice as the longest day of the year.
- https://www.rcaanc-cirnac.gc.ca/eng/1100100013248/1534872397533
July
Canada Day (Fête du Canada)
July juillet 1
- Canada statutory
Independence Day (Fête du Canada)
July juillet 4
Bastille Day (La Fête Nationale)
July juillet 14
- The national day of France is celebrated in remembrance of the fall of Bastille on July 14, 1789.
August
Emancipation Day (Black History)
August aout 1
Civic Holiday / Heritage Day (Canada / Alberta)
August aout 4
- To recognize and celebrate the varied cultural heritage of Albertans.
World Humanitarian Day
August aout 19
- This day was designated in memory of the 19 August 2003 bomb attack on the Canal Hotel in Baghdad, Iraq, killing 22 people, including the chief humanitarian in Iraq, Sergio Vieira de Mello. In 2009, the United Nations General Assembly formalized the day as World Humanitarian Day (WHD).
- Each year, WHD focuses on a theme, bringing together partners from across the humanitarian system to advocate for the survival, well-being and dignity of people affected by crises, and for the safety and security of aid workers.
September
Labour Day
The first Monday of September ; September septembre 6 2025
- Canada statutory
Orange Shirt Day / National Day for Truth and Reconciliation (Journée nationale de la vérité et de la réconciliation)
September septembre 30
- Orange Shirt Day / National day for Truth and Reconciliation
Octobre
Gandhi Jayanti (India)
October octobre 2
- An event celebrated in India to mark the birthday of Mahatma Gandhi.
- Gandhi did not receive the Nobel Peace Prize, although he was nominated five times between 1937 and 1948
- The Government of India has awarded the annual Gandhi Peace Prize to distinguished social workers, world leaders and citizens.
- Assassinated on January 30, 1948.
World Mental Health Day (more than 150 Global Leaders)
October octobre 10
Thanksgiving (Canada)
The fourth Thursday in November ; October octobre 13 2025
- Canada statutory
Halloween (« All Hallows-Eve » / L'Halloween)
October octobre 31
- It is an day to mark the single night in the year when, according to old Celtic beliefs, spirits and the dead can cross over into the world of the living.
November
Remembrance Day (Le jour du Souvenir)
November novembre 11
- Remembrance Day is a day for all Canadians to remember the men and women who served and sacrificed for our country. It is an day we encourage every individual, young and old, to pause, to give thanks and to remember.
December
Hanukkah (Hannoucah)
December décembre 14 – 22
- Begins sundown (crépuscule)
- Commemorating the rededication of the Temple in 165 BC by the Maccabees after its desecration by the Syrians. It is marked by the successive kindling of eight lights.
Christmas (Noël)
December décembre 25
- Canada statutory
- The Christianna celebrates Christmas as the birthday of Jesus. The aesthetic resurrection of humor and traditions celebrating his life.
- The exact birthday is probably not accurate.
