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May 2-4
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English
Etymology
A play on the approximate date of the holiday (May 24) and the term en two-four a case of twenty-four beers, since people may celebrate the holiday by drinking.
Proper noun
en Canada informal The long weekend that includes Victoria Day.
2008, Jeanette Hanna, Alan C. Middleton, Ikonica: A Field Guide to Canada's Brandscape (page 38)
However, there is no mention of Labatts being involved in the unofficial re-branding of Victoria Day as "the May 2-4 weekend."
2021, Dale Jacobs, Heidi L. M. Jacobs, 100 Miles of Baseball: Fifty Games, One Summer
Two moms behind me talk about it being the May 2-4 Weekend and how they're not doing anything interesting.