Canada Day Together, Apart 2020

Canada Day is always celebrated on July 1st, no matter what day of the week it falls on. This year, 2020, sees our great Canadian holiday fall on a Wednesday so on that day will don our Canadian colors of red and white and take to the streets. We celebrate with fireworks, concerts, fairs and picnics. We celebrate with big or intimate gatherings, whichever is our cup of tea. July 1st, Canada Day, is Canada's biggest party.

But hold on a minute, Brenda. Wait right there. Before you go any further, remember that this is 2020 and everything is very, very different because of the virus. You should not go downtown or out anywhere to celebrate. You should stay home, stay safe and help keep our case load low.

To your objections I respond, don’t worry, staying home is exactly what we have planned and as a matter of fact we do not have much choice since all official Canada Day celebrations have been rightfully cancelled. With those official celebrations called off,  I think and I hope that for most people the party is going to be at home with a few people from one's own safe personal bubble and maybe enjoying the virtual celebrations. Perhaps we will also invite a few people to drop over via Zoom.

As proud Canadians, we will not exactly let this contagion stop us. We will still don our red and white, display our Canadian flags, prepare our favorites on the barbecue and raise a toast to Canada from coast to coast to coast. We are still going to be celebrating but definitely in a different manner.

The official virtual party includes many options but most interesting to me is the evening show, that airs from 8 to 10 p.m. Why not tune in to CBC and watch Canada Day Together with me? The show promises to be packed with many of Canada's artists and is hosted by Serena Ryder and Pierre-Yves Lord. Together apart we can enjoy live entertainment from coast to coast to coast.  If you cannot access CBC on your television, you can find the show online on CBC’s GEM.

The show closes with a fireworks presentation put together from Canada Day fireworks displays of the past.

How will you be celebrating Canada Day 2020?

Happy Canada Day!
Brenda

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