Holiday Traditions in Canada

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Holiday Traditions in Canada
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If you find yourself away from home this holiday
season, you might be surprised to learn that
Canada is considered a multi-cultural country
that is steeped in a wide range of holiday
traditions from cultures all over the world.
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Many of the traditions are blended together to
create our very own unique Canadian holidays.
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French Canadians French Canadians put up and
decorate Christmas trees and most include a
nativity scene next to the tree or underneath it.
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On Christmas Eve, they attend Midnight mass and
afterwards share in a huge holiday meal with
friends and family. Gifts are not exchanged on
Christmas Day, but rather on New Years Day.
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German Canadians German Canadians have many
traditions they originally created that have been
adopted by other cultures.
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Did you know that Christmas Trees were a
tradition started by the Germans? But in German
households, its called the Tanenbaum.
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You will also find Advent calendars, gingerbread
houses and cookies, and Christmas carols being
sung as part of German Christmas traditions here
in Canada.
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Native Canadians Each of our Native cultures
also have their own unique holiday traditions.
Many of these were originally part of their
winter celebrations and feasts long before
Europeans arrived to settle Canada.
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These traditions can include dancing, drumming,
singing, eating huge feasts, exchanging gifts,
and playing games. For instance, the Inuit hold
a huge feast with their friends and family. The
Cree on the other hand, have a tradition where
the children will go door-to-door and visit their
relatives and close friends to collect their
holiday gifts.
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Indian Canadians Indian Canadians celebrate
Diwali as their huge holiday celebration, which
is normally in October. There are festivals,
colourful displays and big feasts featuring a
wide array of foods.
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Families create Rangoli art using coloured sand
on the floors in their homes during the
celebration. Indian Canadians will also
celebrate Christmas, as India has a considerable
Christian population, too. You will find bright
and colourful decorations on Christmas trees that
are often hand-made by the family.
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On Christmas Eve some families have a huge
dinner, while in others their main feast is a
Christmas Day lunch, which both include Indian
inspired holiday meals, curries, and sweets. On
Christmas Day, children and adults visit their
neighbours and friends to bring them food and
treats as gifts.
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Jewish Canadians Jewish Canadian dont
celebrate Christmas but rather Hanukkah, the
Jewish Festival of Lights which lasts for eight
days.
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There are specific customs based on each
night of the celebration, which could include
music, eating foods baked or fried in olive oil,
playing with Dreidels, and giving the children
Hanukkah gelt, which can include actual money or
chocolate coins. Two popular foods eaten during
Hanukkah are latkes (potato pancakes) and
pontshkes (jelly-filled donuts).
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As you can see, as you celebrate the
holidays this year in Canada, there are indeed
many traditions for you to enjoy, including your
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