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Heritage Day



 
  Heritage Day may refer to:
  • Heritage Day
    Heritage Day (Canada)

    Heritage Day, the third Monday in February, is a civic holiday in parts of Canada .The third Monday in February is celebrated as Family Day in Alberta, Ontario and other provinces....
     in Canada
    Canada

    Canada is a country occupying most of northern North America, extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward into the Arctic Ocean....
     on:
    • the first Monday in August in Alberta
      Alberta

      Alberta is one of Canada Canadian Prairies Provinces and territories of Canada. It became a province on September 1, 1905.Alberta is located in western Canada, bounded by the provinces of British Columbia to the west and Saskatchewan to the east, the Northwest Territories to the north, and the U.S....
      , or
    • the third Monday in February in other provinces.
  • Heritage Day
    Heritage Day (South Africa)

    Heritage Day, September 24, is a Public holidays in South Africa on which South Africans across the spectrum are encouraged to celebrate their cultural heritage and the diversity of their beliefs and traditions, in the wider context of a nation that belongs to all its people....
     in South Africa
    South Africa

    The Republic of South Africa, also known by Official names of South Africa, is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa....
     on September 24


Heritage Day is also a celebration held every July 8 in Easton, Pennsylvania
Easton, Pennsylvania

Easton is a city in Northampton County, Pennsylvania, located on the eastern Pennsylvania side of the Pennsylvania-New Jersey border, in the United States....
, marking the date in which the Declaration of Independence
United States Declaration of Independence

The United States Declaration of Independence is a statement adopted by the Second Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, which announced that the Thirteen Colonies then at war with Kingdom of Great Britain were now independent states, and thus no longer a part of the British Empire....
 was read.