Victoria, first sovereign of a confederated Canada

Victoria Day is a Canadian statutory holiday celebrated on the last Monday before or on May 24 in honour of both Queen Victoria's birthday and the current reigning Canadian sovereign's birthday.

In some parts of Canada, the holiday is colloquially known as May Two-Four. This phrase has two meanings: the holiday always falls near the date of May 24, and a two-four is Canadian slang for a case of 24 bottles of beer, a common packaging of the drink in Canada (and a common purchase of those planning to celebrate the weekend).

So let us hoist up a brew in honour of our monarch! Or in my case and iced tea

Happy Queen Victoria Day!

Sources, and further reading please see:

Queen Victoria Day Wiki

The Government of Canada's page on Victoria Day