Saint Jean Baptiste Day, held annually on June 24, is the feast day of St John the Baptist, a  preacher who baptized Jesus Christ in the River Jordan.

It is a day of celebration in Quebec and other areas of French Canada. In Canada, Saint Jean Baptiste Day is not only known as “la Saint-Jean”, “St John the Baptist Day”, “Fête nationale du Québec” and “Quebec’s National Holiday”, it’s also the most important holyday for the Canada’s French community.