2008 Events

2008 Jan 1, Tue	New Year
2008 Feb 14, Thu	Valentine's Day	A day to express love and appreciation to sweethearts, teachers, classmates, parents and friends
2008 Mar 9, Sun	Daylight Savings start
2008 Mar 17, Mon	Saint Patrick's Day	The patron saint of Ireland, born about 390
2008 Mar 21, Fri	Good Friday	Commemorate the 3-hour agony of Christ's Crucifixion
2008 Mar 23, Sun	Easter Sunday	Commemorate Christ rising from the dead about 2000 years ago. The egg, as a symbol of immortality, is closely associated with Easter
2008 Mar 24, Mon	Easter Monday	Day after Easter
2008 May 11, Sun	Mother's Day
2008 May 19, Mon	Victoria Day (Commonwealth Day)	Queen Victoria's Birthday
2008 Jun 15, Sun	Father's Day
2008 Jun 24, Tue	Saint Jean Baptiste
2008 Jul 1, Tue	Canada Day	Dominion Day
2008 Aug 4, Mon	Civic Day
2008 Aug 18, Mon	Discovery Day
2008 Sep 1, Mon	Labor Day	Day of honoring workers
2008 Oct 13, Mon	Thanksgiving Day
2008 Oct 31, Fri	Halloween	Night to wear masks, costumes and for children to go door-to-door to say "Trick or Treat" to collect edible gifts
2008 Nov 2, Sun	Daylight Savings end
2008 Nov 11, Tue	Remembrance Day	Veterans Day
2008 Dec 25, Thu	Christmas	Christmas comes from the words Christ's Mass, celebrates the birth of Jesus of Nazareth
2008 Dec 26, Fri	Boxing Day
2008 Dec 31, Wed	New Year's Eve