Winter Festivals❄️
🧧 Lunar New Year
❤️Valentine’s Day❤️
Canada Facts🇨🇦
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This friendly snowman is the mascot of the Quebec Winter Carnival
Bonhomme
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This color is considered lucky during Lunar New Year celebrations.
Red
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Valentine’s Day is celebrated on this date
February 14
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Canada is the ____ largest country in the world
2nd
200
This winter festival takes place in the capital of Canada
Winterlude in Ottawa
200
This country celebrates Lunar New Year with a holiday called “Tết.”
Vietnam
200
Also known as "the flower of love"
Roses
200
This animal is a national symbol of Canada
Beaver
300
This winter festival in Winnipeg celebrates French-Canadian culture with music, food, and ice sculptures.
Festival du Voyageur
300
2026 is The Year of The ____.
The Year of the Horse
300
This Roman god of love is often linked to Valentine’s Day
Cupid
Known in Greek mythology as Eros, he is the son of Venus (goddess of love) and Mars (god of war). The most famous tale is his love story with Psyche, a mortal whom he eventually marries after a series of trials.
300
This Indigenous group traditionally lives in the Arctic regions of Canada
Inuit
400
This canal in Ottawa becomes the world’s largest skating rink in winter
The Rideau Canal
400
It is a common saying in Mandarin used during the Lunar New Year to wish prosperity and wealth.
恭喜发财
400
Valentine’s Day is named after...
Saint Valentine
Saint Valentine was a 3rd-century Roman clergyman martyred around 270 AD for ministering to persecuted Christians and secretly marrying couples, defying Emperor Claudius II's ban on marriage.
400
Canada is home to ___ National Parks
48
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Canada has 37 national parks and 11 national park reserves, for a total of 48, protecting approximately of land. Some of them are even bigger than countries. Banff National Park, established in 1888, is widely recognized as the first national park in Canada.
500
This winter festival takes place in Quebec City every February. Ice sculptures are a common feature. A popular drink is "Caribou," a mix of red wine, brandy, and maple syrup.
Quebec Winter Carnival
The first edition of the Québec Winter Carnival took place in 1955. Famous for its beautiful ice sculptures, canoeing, maple taffy and parades.
500
This Lunar New Year tradition involves...
Lucky money!
Hongbao
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Every Valentine's Day, the city of _____(where Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet was set), receives thousands of letters addressed to Juliet
Verona, Italy
“For never was a story of more woe than this of Juliet and her Romeo.”
― William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet
500
Northern Lights Central in Canada
Yellowknife
Located in the Northwest Territories. Widely considered the "Aurora Capital of North America," it is a central, top location to witness the Northern Lights in Canada.