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>>Heh, heh... actually that sounds like my menu for this holiday weekend... although, I will replace the JD with Beefeater Gin in honour of Queen Victoria. Do you have a holiday for the ol' gal this weekend?
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>No, actually we don't, nor for the current or any other monarch. This is just called "Late Spring Bank Holiday". Or is it the same day, cos ours is a week next Monday, end of May.
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No, you must be closely aligned with your buddies down south in the U.S. where they celebrate Memorial Day.

From wikipedia:
Victoria Day is a Canadian statutory holiday celebrated on the last Monday before or on May 24 in honour of both Queen Victoria's birthday and the current reigning Canadian Sovereign's birthday.

While Victoria Day is often thought of as a purely Canadian event, it is also celebrated in some parts of Scotland, particularly in Edinburgh and Dundee, where it is also a public holiday.