It’s a maple leaf, dummy

Well, it’s Canada Day. While we’re slightly more reserved up here in the north then our American counterparts about our national day of… um… nationalism, we do appreciate our country, even if we don’t necessarily like the people running it.

But no, this is not one of those “Canada is AWESOME!” posts (because I am Canadian, so I’m much too polite to go on about it).

Rather, this morning I started posting a few Canada Day facts for the twitterverse to enjoy. Here they are, collected and collated for your viewing pleasure.

Fact: On Canada Day it is customary for all Canadians to don their beaver skin hats

Fact: On Canada day, every Canadian bows to the east, as a show of respect for our head-of-state, Queen Elizabeth II

Fact: Canada Day is not actually our country’s birthday, but rather the day we first got electricity to our country in 1979

Fact: Canada Day celebrations officially kick-off by the ritual saying of “eh” 30 times times fast

Fact: On Canada day, all public pools take out their water, and instead, fill said pools with beer

Fact: On Canada Day, Bonhomme visits every good girl and boy with a special treat of split pea soup and poutine

Fact: Canada Day kicks off, what us Canadians call, “those two months before winter starts”

Fact: On Canada day, all traffic in the country stops for one hour for the largest street hockey match in history

Fact: On Canada Day the whole country eats our national dish for supper: Kraft Dinner Mac & Cheese

Fact: Canada Day is when Ogopogo comes out of Lake Okanagan and waves to all the passersby.

Fact: On Canada Day, Canadian Tire money is accepted at ALL businesses across the country

Fact: On Canada Day all Canadians worship our demi-gods: Celine, Wayne, and Gordon by attending Mass at our local Tim Hortons

Fact: On Canada Day, instead of fireworks, we use black snakes. Fireworks are much too loud, we don’t want to wake the neighbours.

Have some Canada Day Facts? Want to follow along? The hashtag is #canadadayfacts, or go here and see the Canada Day Facts I, and others, are posting.

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