celebrations and holidays

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1、CelebrationsandHolidaysStatutoryholidaysaredaysonwhichmanypeopledonothavetoworkhuttheyarenonethelesspaidforthatdaybecausethegovernmenthasdeclaredthedaysaslegalholidays.Theseholidaysdifferfromprovincetoprovince.Mostofficesandplacesofbusinessclosedownonthesedays,althoughsomestoresremaino

2、penforshopping.ThemainholidaysinCanadaareasfollows:NewYear’sDayJanuary1stGoodFridaytheFridayimmediatelybeforeEasterEasterSunday/MondayEasterSundayandthefirstMondayafteritVictoriaDaythethirdMondayinMayCanadaDayJuly1stLabourDaythefirstMondayinSeptemberThanksgivingDaythesecondMondayinOct

3、oberRemembranceDayNovember11ChristmasDayDecember25Christmas,Easter,andThanksgivingarethemajorholidays.Theyaretraditionallydayswhenfamilymembersgathertoeat,visit,andrelaxtogether.TheyarealsodaysofreligiouscelebrationforactivemembersoftheChristianfaiths.OnChristmasEve(thenightbeforeChri

4、stmas),manypeoplegotochurchandthenreturnhometohaveafeastandopengifts.OtherswaituntilChristmasmorningwhentheygatheraroundtheChristmastree,emptytheirstockings,andthenopentheirgifts.Then,inlateafternoon,thefamilygathersforaturkeydinnerwiththetraditionalstuffing,cranberrysauce,mashedpotat

5、oesandgravy,brusselsproutsand/orsweetpotatoes,andplumpuddingfordessert.Familieshavetheirownspecialmenusonthesedays,butthesearemenuitemswhichareverycommononChristmasformanyfamilies.Ukrainianfamilieswilladdcabbagerollsandperogiestothatmenuforexample,andotherethnicgroupswillhavetheirownsp

6、ecialitems.OnBoxingDay,thedayafterChristmas,manypeoplerushtothestorestogetthebestbargainsoftheyear.CanadianChristmascelebrationsEastertooisbothareligiouscelebrationforChristiansandasecularcelebrationforeveryone.ChildrenloveEasterforthetreatstheyget.Smallchildrenbelievethat,justasSan

7、taClauscomestoleavethemgiftsatChristmas,theEasterBunnycomestoleavethemtheirbasketofchocolateeggsatEaster.ThetraditionalmealforEasterSundayisroasthamwithyams.EasterSundayisaspecialdayforChristianswhoarecelebratingtheresurrectionofJesusfromthedead.Easter,asweexperienceitinCanad