A Canadian Thanksgiving: Yes, it’s our own holiday CanadaCelebrationsFoodHistoryTopics of the World October 7, 2011 3 Thanksgiving. The major Fall holiday in North America. Instantly, you may picture a feast of food, pilgrims [...]
Picture Postcards: Canadians celebrating Canada day CanadaPeopleTopics of the World August 29, 2011 Thanks to Xiaozhuli for sharing this photo of Canadians celebrating Canada Day in Ottowa. Next week we [...]
Vancouver’s Celebration of Light (and Safety) CanadaCelebrationsMusic, Art & CinemaTopics of the World August 24, 2011 5 Every summer in Vancouver, we have the Celebration of Light. This is an international firework competition spread [...]
It’s Not Summer Till You Camp CanadaSportTopics of the WorldTravel July 27, 2011 6 Canada is the second largest country in the world, but there’s a relatively small population. What does [...]
Always evolving: some languages of the world and where they come from ArgentinaCanadaCosta RicaFranceIndiaLanguagesMalaysiaPortugalSpainTopics of the WorldTurkeyUKUruguayUSA July 15, 2011 9 This month’s collaborative post was inspired by a conversation between some of our contributors about languages and [...]
From our contributors: 12 July Blogs of the WorldBoliviaCanadaPoland July 12, 2011 Here’s this week’s roundup of posts published by our contributors on their personal blogs. This is your [...]
From our contributors: 4 July ArgentinaBlogs of the WorldCanadaIndiaJapanKyrgyzstanPolandPortugalRomaniaSpain July 4, 2011 Since our contributors around the world often post about their countries on their own blogs, we thought [...]
How to spot a Canadian hockey fan CanadaPeople of the World June 23, 2011 2 This post had the intentions of being a good-natured poke at the Canadian Hockey Fan; for if [...]
Does climate influence culture in Azerbaijan? AzerbaijanCanadaPeopleTopics of the World May 10, 2011 Test your cultural expertise with our weekly quiz question. This week’s question is from Azerbaijan. Azeris in [...]
How to make things happen in Canada CanadaIndiaPeopleTopics of the World April 26, 2011 1 Our weekly cultural expertise quiz has moved to Tuesday. This week’s question is from Canada. To make [...]
Naming children: traditions in 13 different countries ArgentinaBrazilCanadaCosta RicaIndiaIndonesiaLanguagesNigeriaPeoplePolandPortugalReligionRomaniaSpainTopics of the WorldTurkeyUSA April 13, 2011 31 How are children’s names chosen in your country? Do you follow ancient naming traditions or are modern [...]
Canada’s Cultural Mosaic CanadaLanguagesPeopleReligionTopics of the World April 8, 2011 5 Canada is, without a doubt, a country of immigrants. The first groups of people, in the 1800’s, [...]