Hello again,
Today is a civic holiday and the August long weekend. Here in Alberta we call it Heritage Day but I was unaware that it isn't classified as Heritage day all across Canada. I realized that today's holiday is actually about the abolition of slavery. I actually didn't know this. I just knew it was the August long weekend. But today I looked it up and it is a holiday to celebrate the end of slavery. It was chosen at this time because of the long stretch between Canada Day and Labour Day and it is a fairly long stretch without a holiday apparently. I think it is nice to know it as Heritage day to be mindful of all the different cultures that make up Canada. I am thankful for my heritage definitely. I love hearing about other people's heritage and where they come from as well. It is so neat that there are so many different cultures within Canada and we all make up one amazing country together. It is amazing how people hold on to where they come from yet call Canada home. In different parts of Canada, it seems to stand for different things which is neat. Anyways today I am thankful for the long weekend in August and here in Alberta it is Heratige day that we have a day to be thankful for our heratige-both where we came from before moving here and Canada's heritage as a country.
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