Traditions
What is a tradition?
Traditions are handing down information, beliefs, or customs from one generation to another.
- recipes, celebrations, etc.
What is an ancestor?
An ancestor is a person who you descended from.
What is a culture?
A culture is a pattern of behaviour shaped by a society or group of people.
Where a group of people celebrate or do the same things.
What kind of family do you have?
Nuclear, Single-Parent Family, Immigrant Family, Extended Family, Adopted Family, Foster Family.
What is a holiday that you celebrate?
Anything
Why are traditions important?
Traditions are important because they make us feel apart of a family or community. We can make memories together.
Is your Mom your ancestor?
No, an ancestor is someone much further back in your family.
Maple Leaf, Maple Syrup, Hockey, etc.
What is a Nuclear Family?
A family with 2 married parents and children
Does your family have a special tradition that you do together each year?
Go sledding, decorate for Christmas, bake cookies around the holidays, visit your family, have a special meal?
Name at least 2 fall traditions?
Halloween, Thanksgiving, etc.
What do you call your Dad's Dad?
Your grandpa, grandfather, opa, etc.
Do people from the same culture usually eat the same food? Yes or No?
A parent who is not your own parent, but is married to your actual parent.
Why do we celebrate Canada Day?
To celebrate our country and all the freedom we have.
Name at least 2 Winter Traditions?
Christmas, Diwali, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa
Why should we learn about our family history?
So we can learn about the people who made us who we are. We can learn about special foods, special people, jobs they had, etc.
Do people from the same culture always look alike? Yes or no?
No. They can look different, but still be part of the same culture.
Who is your extended Family?
Grandma, Grandpa, Cousins, Aunts, Uncles
If you could ask someone who lived 100 years ago something, what would you ask?
anything.
Name at least 3 Spring or Summer Traditions?
Easter, Mother's Day, Father's Day, Valentines Day
Why should we learn about different cultures and traditions?
It is good to know about people who are different from you. You can learn more about the world.
Why do we celebrate Remembrance Day?
To remember the people who fought in the war for our freedom.
What does adopted mean?
It means a person is taken in by a family who loves them and wants them. Usually a family who cannot have children of their own.
If you could invent a family tradition what would it be?
anything.