Happy Victoria Day! Celebration at the Burnaby Village Museum

Happy Victoria Day! Celebration at the Burnaby Village Museum

Today is May 23rd, Victoria Day, a day to celebrate Queen Victoria's birthday. What better way than to head down to the Burnaby Village Museum, a recreation of a turn-of-the-century village. Today, the village was festooned with union jacks, in honour of Queen Victoria and our British heritage. The streets were alive with Morris Dancers, Mapole Dancers, and the Seymour Artillery in full regalia. I hope you enjoy some photos of today's events. Just a reminder that admission to the Village Museum is free for all of 2011, in celebration of the Museum's 40th birthday.

THE TIDLEY COVE MORRIS DANCERS PERFORMING ON VICTORIA DAY 2011

THE SEYMOUR ARTILLERY FIRED CANONS AT 11:30, 12:30, 1:50 AND 3:05PM AS A SPECIAL SALUTE TO THE QUEEN

HERE IS A VOLUNTEER FROM THE CANADIANA HISTORICAL COSTUME SOCIETY, DEMONSTRATING HOW TO MAKE CORSAGES AND BOUTONNIERE OUTSIDE HISTORICAL ELWORTH HOUSE, BUILT IN 1922

MAYPOLE DANCERS FROM LEIGH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

FINALLY, THE PIECE-DE-RESISTANCE, AN ENORMOUS UNION JACK CAKE, COVERED IN STRAWBERRIES AND BLUEBERRIES, TO CELEBRATE QUEEN VICTORIA'S BIRTHDAY. EVERYONE WAS WELCOME TO SHARE A PIECE OF CAKE AND ENJOY THE WONDERFUL FESTIVITIES AT THE BURNABY VILLAGE MUSEUM