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Posted: Mon Nov 30, 2009 8:46 pm
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Posted: Tue Dec 01, 2009 6:54 am
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Posted: Wed Dec 02, 2009 6:19 am
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Posted: Thu Dec 03, 2009 3:33 am
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I'm not 100% sure lol If i'm just guessing i suppose it might be so that all monarchs have a consistent birthday celebration - maybe back form when we had the empire and a whole bunch of colonies had to celebrate at once consistently.
I dunno, to be hoenst i never notice it's her official or unofficial birthday - they only made a big thing of it a couple of years ago because she was 80, but that celebration was practically all year.
hmm...
*googles*
ok according to 'woodlaands junior school 'british culture' website (lol - first one i found XD)
Why does Queen Elizabeth have two birthdays?
The QueenIt is every boy and girl's dream to have two birthdays in one year; well, our Queen is very lucky because she has two birthdays, one in April and one in June.
When is the Queen's real birthday?
The Queen's actual birthday is on 21 April, she was born on 21 April 1926.
When does the Queen have her public and official birthday?
It has long been customary to celebrate the Sovereign’s birthday publicly on a day during the summer, when better weather is more likely.
Since 1805, the Sovereign’s 'official' summer birthday has been marked by the Trooping the Colour ceremony, normally held on the second Saturday in June. It is also marked by the flying of the Union flag on government buildings, a 42-gun salute and the publication of the birthday honours list.
No particular ceremony is held on The Queen's true birthday, although the Union Flag is flown on public buildings. Interesting Fact: For the first seven years of Queen Elizabeth's reign, her birthday was celebrated officially on the second Thursday of June. But when midweek became inconvenient it was switched to Saturdays.
The Queens birthday is celebrated in other countries too:
Australians and New Zealanders mark the occasion in style by taking the day off work.
Most of Australia marks the official birthday on second Monday in June. Western Australia mark the official birthday on last Monday in September or first Monday in October.
In New Zealand, the first Monday in June is the Queen's official birthday.
Canadians celebrate Victoria Day
In Canada they have a statutory holiday on the third Monday of May that celebrates Queen Victoria. Canadians celebrate Victoria Day because she was the Monarch when Canada became an independent country in 1867.
However, these days the holiday does not have much to do with Britain or the royal family. For Canadians, it is the unofficial start to summer and is celebrated with outdoor activities such as camping, picnicking, opening cottages, and backyard barbeques with friends.
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Posted: Mon Dec 07, 2009 2:32 pm
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Posted: Mon Dec 07, 2009 4:02 pm
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Posted: Mon Dec 07, 2009 4:12 pm
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Posted: Mon Dec 07, 2009 9:58 pm
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Posted: Tue Dec 08, 2009 4:12 am
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Posted: Tue Dec 08, 2009 6:33 am
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Moonlight_HuangHou Captain
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Posted: Tue Dec 08, 2009 6:40 am
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Posted: Tue Dec 08, 2009 8:36 am
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dragontamer363 awesome, we don't have that over here. then again i think we lost a lost of stuff when we Anglicanised the religion - like all the saints days and stuff That sucks. :'(. Where in Europe are you?
Zizzykitty Goldman: She celebrates Christmas twice a year? O: *jealousjealousjealous* Yeah, I am too. D:
Moonlight_HuangHou I'd love to have Christmas twice.... heart Me too! DDD:
All I really want for Xmas this year are some Bose headphones and money to help pay the bills. Even if I had a second Christmas, I'd just be getting money. Which is still nothing to complain about. Lucky ol' Germans.
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Posted: Tue Dec 08, 2009 8:55 am
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iGoldman dragontamer363 awesome, we don't have that over here. then again i think we lost a lost of stuff when we Anglicanised the religion - like all the saints days and stuff That sucks. :'(. Where in Europe are you?
England smile *restrains self from denying i'm in europe* lol
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