06AUG2018 - Holiday Today - Canada, Iceland

Canada - Civic Holiday
The first Monday in August is Civic Holiday in most Canadian provinces. This holiday is known under different names in many provinces and municipalities.
Civic Holiday evolved into different holidays, native to almost each province. For instance, it's British Columbia Day in British Columbia, Saskatchewan Day in Saskatchewan and New Brunswick Day in New Brunswick. In Nova Scotia is it called Natal Day, but it is not an official holiday.

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Iceland - Commerce Day
Iceland annually celebrates Commerce Day on the first Monday in August. This holiday appeared in 1894, and the first observation took place in Reykjavik.
Managers and unions of the biggest shops in Reykjavik met in 1894 to discuss an idea of giving an extra day off to their. This idea had actually come from Denmark, and it was supported in Iceland. During the first years of celebration Commerce Day fell on different days around September and August. Only in 1931 the first Monday in August was chosen to be Commerce Day.

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