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    Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day (French: Fête de la Saint-Jean-Baptiste, la Saint-Jean, Fête nationale du Québec), also known in English as St John the Baptist...
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    The Saint-Jean-Baptiste Society (French: Société Saint-Jean-Baptiste) is an institution in Quebec dedicated to the protection of Quebec francophone interests...
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  • celebrated as the Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day public holiday in Quebec, also known as the Fête nationale See places with the name Saint-Jean-Baptiste This disambiguation...
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  • Saint-Jean (provincial electoral district) in Quebec Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Quebec City, a neighbourhood in Quebec City Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Quebec Saint-Jean-Chrysostome...
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    (2015–2016) and Homecoming (2018). Jean-Baptiste was born in London to a mother from Antigua and a father from Saint Lucia, growing up in Peckham. She...
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    John Vianney (born Jean-Marie Vianney and later Jean-Marie-Baptiste Vianney; 8 May 1786 – 4 August 1859) was a French Catholic priest often referred to...
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  • Lieutenant Governor of Quebec Théodore Robitaille for the 1880 Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day ceremony; Calixa Lavallée composed the music, after which French-language...
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    between those wishing for Acadians to celebrate June 24, Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day, and National Day of French Canadians since 1834 and National Holiday of...
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    Jean-Baptiste de La Salle (/ləˈsæl/) (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃ batist də la sal]; 1651 – 7 April 1719) was a French priest, educational reformer, and...
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  • the soccer field in conjunction with festivities surrounding the Saint-Jean Baptiste holiday. Le Droit (June 9, 2007). "Finis les décolletés et les bedaines...
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  • may be observed as follows: Quebec observes Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day on 24 June. In Yukon, Discovery Day is observed on the third Monday of August instead;...
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    "Cute Without the E". In 2020, she coordinated Saint-Jeanne, an LGBTQ-inclusive Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day livestream scheduled for June 24. The event was...
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    Year’s Day) Good Friday or Easter Monday at the employer’s choice Monday preceding May 25 (National Patriots' Day) June 24 (Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day) July...
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    repertoire at cabaret nights, parties, camp fires, and especially at Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day celebrations. Piché studied archaeology at the Université de Montréal...
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    Saint-Jean-Baptiste d'Amérique (USJB), also referred to by its member organizations as the Société Saint-Jean-Baptiste d'Amérique (lit. "Saint-Jean-Baptiste...
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    Jean-Baptiste Kléber (IPA: [ʒɑ̃ batist klebɛʁ]) (9 March 1753 – 14 June 1800) was a French military leader of the French Revolutionary Wars. After serving...
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    Victoria Day (French: Fête de la Reine, lit. 'Celebration of the Queen') is a federal Canadian public holiday observed on the last Monday preceding May...
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    Louis-Victor Sicotte, is credited with introducing the celebration of Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day for French Canadians. Aide-toi et Dieu t'aidera (Help yourself...
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    Canada Day can be a cause of friction in the province of Quebec, where the holiday is overshadowed by the province's Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day (Fête nationale)...
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    Jean Baptiste Point du Sable (also spelled Point de Sable, Point au Sable, Point Sable, Pointe DuSable, or Pointe du Sable; before 1750 – August 28, 1818)...
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    (November 22, 2016) [July 12, 2009]. "Fête nationale du Québec (Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day)". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved 30 November 2018. Jens...
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    Jarry Park (category Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension)
    June 1965, Jarry Park hosted the show for Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day, the French-Canadian annual celebration day. That year, Jarry Park was chosen to present...
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    Jean-Baptiste Poquelin (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃ batist pɔklɛ̃]; 15 January 1622 (baptised) – 17 February 1673), known by his stage name Molière (UK:...
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  • Jean Baptiste Brevelle (French: Jean Baptiste Brevel) was a Parisian-born trader, explorer, and one of the first soldiers garrisoned at Fort St. Jean...
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    (2010). St-Jean-Baptiste Day is one of Quebec's biggest holidays. In 1977, the Quebec Parliament declared June 24, the day of La Saint-Jean-Baptiste, to be...
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    24, Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day, in the Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste, and announced plans to build a "vegetable oratory," Saint-Jean-du-Millénaire (Saint John...
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    Jean-Baptiste Massillon, CO (24 June 1663, Hyères – 28 September 1742, Beauregard-l'Évêque), was a French Catholic prelate and famous preacher who served...
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    Jean-Baptiste Lully (UK: /ˈlʊli/ LUUL-ee, US: /luːˈliː/ loo-LEE, French: [ʒɑ̃ batist lyli]; born Giovanni Battista Lulli, Italian: [dʒoˈvanni batˈtista...
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    Jean Baptiste Charbonneau (February 11, 1805 – May 16, 1866), sometimes known in childhood as Pompey or Little Pomp, was a Lemhi Shoshone-French Canadian...
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    the 12 days of Christmas were saints' days, but the main three days for the celebration were Christmas Day, New Year's Day and Epiphany, or Twelfth Night...
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