Canadian Fall Traditions
Farmers display animals, vegetables, baking and crafts at this traditional community event.
What is a fall fair?
This large orange squash is traditionally carved into a jack-o’-lantern.
What is a pumpkin?
In Canada, Labour Day is celebrated during this month.
What is September?
Canada geese often fly in a formation shaped like?
What is the letter V?
This type of squash has a sweet, nutty flavour.
What is butternut squash?
This Ontario city hosts Canada’s largest Oktoberfest celebration.
What is Kitchener?
This red sauce is traditionally served alongside Thanksgiving turkey.
What is cranberry sauce?
Labour Day recognizes the achievements and contributions of these people.
Who are workers?
This butterfly migrates south to Mexico each fall.
What is the monarch butterfly?
This warm spice comes from the bark of a tree.
What is cinnamon?
Founded in 1879, this major Toronto fair is commonly called the CNE or “The Ex.”
What is the Canadian National Exhibition?
Corn, beans and squash are traditionally known by this family-style name.
What are the Three Sisters?
This organization represents workers and negotiates for better wages and working conditions.
What is a labour union?
This winter survival strategy greatly reduces an animal’s activity and metabolism.
What is hibernation?
These edible nuts grow inside a prickly outer casing.
What are chestnuts?
This outdoor activity involves finding your way through winding paths cut into a field ?
What is a corn maze?
This Canadian province is especially famous for growing potatoes.
What is Prince Edward Island?
In 1872, workers in this Canadian city marched in support of a nine-hour workday.
What is Toronto?
This nocturnal bird is often heard more frequently during autumn as it establishes its territory.
What is an owl?
This French term describes the colourful mixture of carrots, onions and celery used as the base of many autumn soups.
What is mirepoix?
In autumn, many Canadians visit a farm field to choose and pick this?
What is a pumpkin?
This pale root vegetable resembles a carrot and becomes sweeter after frost.
What is a parsnip?
Canada officially made Labour Day a federal holiday this year.
What are the 1890s?
It became a federal holiday in 1894.
Pine, spruce and fir belong to this group of cone-bearing trees.
What are conifers?
This traditional Canadian meat pie, strongly associated with Quebec, is often served during the fall and Christmas season.
What is tourtière?