10 АНГЛІЙСЬКА КНИЖКИ ПОВ'ЯЗАНІ ІЗ «MAY TWO-FOUR»
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Bears in the Bird Feeders: Cottage Life on Shaman’s Rock
Back in those days, cottagers arrived for the Queen's birthday weekend, also
known as May 24th weekend, or the May Two-Four weekend, a nickname based
on the cases of twenty-four beer traditionally lugged into the cottage with the ...
Queen Victoria, the English monarch for whomthe holiday was named, wasborn
onthe twenty-fourth of May, and the three-dayweekend was alsoreferred to asthe
“May Two-Four”long weekend. A “two-four” being slang for the most popular way
...
First, while "May Two-Four" (also known as "May Long") is indeed a widely
celebrated long weekend that kicks off cabin season, it is anything but unofficial.
In fact, it is a national statutory holiday called Victoria Day, in honor of both
Queen ...
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Arse Over Teakettle: An Irreverent Story of Coming of Age ...
When his brothers had been young men living in Toronto, when Prohibition
ended and alcohol sales resumed, they had referred to the day as the “May two-
four day.” This referred both to the date in May and the slang expression for a
case ...
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The Wesleyan methodist association magazine
If you give way to your indolent feelings, and remain in bed one second, you may
two, four, or six ; and if you remain six seconds, you may sixty, or perhaps an hour
. Start, then, at once ; for the least delay is dangerous, and may be fatal.
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We Lived a Life and Then Some: The Life, Death, and Life of ...
The young people call it the "May two-four weekend," in reference to the first big
outdoor party of the coming season. Victoria Day, a Monday in 1977, fell at the
end of three weeks of abnormally hot weather. In the morning the temperature
had ...
Charlie Angus, Brit Griffin, 1996
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Treasure at Turtle Lake
With the May two-four weekend approaching, boating season was gearing up.
The boat owners were busy wiping down decks and vacuuming out cabins,
stowing gear for their next voyage and visiting amongst themselves. They were a
very ...
Peggy Dymond Leavey, 2007
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Climbing the Stairway to Heaven: A Year of Living Ecstatically
... it is traditional to get wet in a lake somewhere on the May two-four weekend.
My body and my brain were not prepared to do.
Spending summers on a dock or in the woods is a rite of passage for our
neighbors to the north, who even mark the return of warmer weather with an
unofficial but widely celebrated weekend holiday (May Two -Four) to kick off
cottage season.
It was the Tuesday before the long Victoria Day weekend — May Two-Four.
According to Canadians this cel- ebration of a dead queen's birthday marks the
beginning of summer. More often than not, the weather fails to sup- port this
contention ...
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May Two-Four вживається в контексті наступних новин.
Some Canadian words that should be added to the Oxford Dictionary
The first long weekend of summer is called May Two-Four weekend, because it is a celebration of Queen Victoria's birthday, which was on May ... «SheKnows.com, Червень 15»
How to Drink Outdoors Like a True Canadian
Even in the prime months for Canadian field parties—the season generally running from May Two-Four to a little after Halloween—some kind of ... «VICE, Червень 15»
1837 Rebellion patriots real heroes to celebrate next Victoria Day
“May two-four” has become a celebration of a case of beer, not a long-dead monarch. Except in Quebec. Here, the provincial holiday that falls ... «Troy Media, Травень 15»
Why we should rethink stat holidays
The Monday of the May two-four weekend, or Victoria Day as the nostalgic among us call it, started out like many other days. Before the clock ... «The Globe and Mail, Травень 15»
Joe Wiebe's craft beer picks for summer
If you grew up in Ontario—and it seems like half of British Columbians did, myself included—then you know what “May Two-Four” means. «Straight.com, Травень 15»
Victoria Day 2015: 24 facts about May 24 long weekend
Victoria Day is popularly referred to as "May two-four." A two-four is another name for a 24-bottle case of beer. While there seems to be no hard ... «CBC.ca, Травень 15»
Victoria Day weekend welcomes summer
How could it be the May two-four weekend when it doesn't exactly fall on the 24th of May? This year Victoria Day is on the 18th. So now what ... «The Kingston Whig-Standard, Травень 15»
Park opened in 1981 and hosts 3.58 million visitors annually
Some refer to it as the May two-four weekend, the May long weekend or even Firecracker Day. But no matter what you call it or how you plan to ... «Chatham Daily News, Травень 15»
Why Is Victoria Day Coming So Early This Year?
Lots of us know the holiday as "May Two-Four," owing to the date around which it's often set to take place. That makes no sense this year, given ... «Huffington Post Canada, Травень 15»
Canadian Cottages You Can Rent During May 24 Weekend
For those who own their own cottage, the May two-four is bound to be a chore-filled weekend, cleaning up the debris from a not-so-nice winter ... «Huffington Post Canada, Квітень 15»
