NATIONAL FIDDLE DAY!
Come out to Hume Park to celebrate the fiddle! I grew up listening to Celtic music from Ireland, Scotland, and the east coast. With geocaching, I have been able to incorporate some of my musical interests with some of my hides.
Where: The Lower Hume Park picnic shelter.
When: 11:30am to 1pm, on May 21st.
Here is the National Fiddling Day Act itself!
National Fiddling Day Act
S.C. 2015, c. 6
Assented to 2015-03-31
An Act respecting National Fiddling Day
Preamble
Whereas the art of fiddle playing has a significant role in the cultural and social history of Canada and is practised in all of the regions of Canada;
Whereas newcomers to Canada and their Canadian descendants have enriched the culture and the different styles and repertoires of fiddle music during many generations;
Whereas in 2012 an international campaign began among fiddle players to encourage popular recognition and acclaim of a World Fiddle Day on the third Saturday in May each year, to celebrate the appreciation, beauty and history of fiddle music, and in honour of Antonio Stradivari, the renowned crafter of stringed instruments;
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Now, therefore, Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows:
Short Title
Marginal note:Short title
1 This Act may be cited as the National Fiddling Day Act.
National Fiddling Day
Marginal note:National Fiddling Day
2 Throughout Canada, in each and every year, the third Saturday in May is to be known as “National Fiddling Day”.
Marginal note:Not a legal holiday
3 For greater certainty, National Fiddling Day is not a legal holiday or a non-juridical day.
SO ITS OFFICIAL!
I'll be armed with the centre piece of the event, as well as some various food items. Really looking forward to seeing everyone there! Let's meet under the shelter. Parking is available close to the shelter.