Remembrance Day ceremonies, of course, traditionally take place leading up to a moment of silence at 11 a.m. A sign announces the arrival of Santa for Saturday, Nov. 11, about an hour before Remembrance Day ceremonies across Canada begin. Perhaps we need a legislated kickoff to the Christmas season, before which no mall or retailer should start with the tinsel and the holly-jollying. Just as a down parka — perfect in the January cold — can make a July trip to the beach very uncomfortable, so a Christmas carol on Remembrance Day can spoil our appreciation of both. There’s a perfect rhythm to the fall holidays in Canada: back-to-school season gives way to Thanksgiving, which is followed by Halloween, which makes way for Remembrance Day.

Source: thestar November 10, 2017 11:03 UTC