National sport National sport A national sport is considered to be an intrinsic part of the culture of a nation. Some sports are "de facto" (not established by law) national sports, as baseball is in the United States and Gaelic games are in the Ireland, while others are "de jure" (established by law) national sports, as lacrosse and ice hockey are in Canada. These sports do not have to be necessarily the most played or most followed, which would be either association football or cricket in all but a few countries are widely considered to be important to the significant for its
National Flag of Canada Day a holiday, it is celebrated with many events around the country. In Argyle, Manitoba, the local museum Settlers, Rails & Trails displays historic flags of Canada. This is a permanent display from the museum's famous Canadian flag collection, the second largest museum flag collection in Canada. On display are Canadian historic, corporate, regional, sport and special events flags. As of February 2018, over 1,300 flags are in the museum's permanent collection, giving the museum the reputation as "Canada's Flag Depository". National Flag of Canada Day National Flag of Canada Day (), commonly shortened to Flag Day, is observed annually on