Holiday Traditions in Canada
This holiday is celebrated by many with gift-giving and family gatherings.
What is Christmas?
his Vancouver-born crooner's 2011 album became one of the best-selling holiday albums of all time.
Who is Michael Bublé?
This traditional French-Canadian meat pie is served on Christmas Eve, especially in Quebec.
What is tourtière?
Children across Canada can mail letters to the North Pole using this special postal code.
What is H0H 0H0?
Bonhomme is the jolly snowman mascot of this February festival held in Quebec City.
What is Carnaval de Québec (or Quebec Winter Carnival)?
This 8-day Festival of Lights is celebrated with menorahs, dreidels, and latkes.
What is Hanukkah?
"I Have a Little" one of these is a popular children's song about a four-sided spinning top.
What is a dreidel?
These fried potato pancakes are a Hanukkah staple, often served with applesauce or sour cream.
What are latkes?
2025 marks the Year of this reptile in the 12-animal zodiac cycle.
What is the Snake?
The world's largest naturally frozen skating rink is featured during this Ottawa festival each February.
What is Winterlude?
In Newfoundland, groups of disguised people visit homes during the 12 days of Christmas in this tradition.
What is mummering?
Canadian artists like Barenaked Ladies and Sarah McLachlan have recorded songs for these charitable seasonal albums.
What are Christmas albums (or holiday albums)?
These crescent-shaped dumplings are eaten during Lunar New Year to symbolize wealth and good fortune.
What are jiaozi?
This traditional late-night feast on December 24th is celebrated by French-Canadian families.
What is Réveillon?
Dragon dances, firecrackers, and red decorations mark this celebration each January or February.
What is Chinese New Year (or Lunar New Year)?
This 7-day celebration from December 26 to January 1st honors African heritage and culture.
What is Kwanzaa?
Traditional African drums and call-and-response singing are often featured during this 7-day December celebration.
What is Kwanzaa?
These jelly-filled fried pastries are eaten during an 8-day festival because they're cooked in oil.
This Scottish celebration on December 31st is observed by many Canadian communities, especially in the Maritimes.
What is Hogmanay?
Running from November through January, this event illuminates a famous waterfall on the Ontario-New York border.
What is the Winter Festival of Lights?
Many Indigenous peoples across Canada mark this shortest day of the year with sacred ceremonies.
What is the Winter Solstice?
Written in the Wendat language in 1643, this is considered Canada's oldest carol.
What is "Huron Carol" (or "Jesous Ahatonhia")?
This sweet condensed milk dessert, often flavored with cardamom and pistachios, is popular during a 5-day autumn festival.
What is barfi (or burfi)
This colorful geometric floor design is created using colored powder, rice, or flower petals during a Hindu festival.
What is rangoli?
Brave Canadians do this ritual on January 1st held in cities nationwide.
What are Polar Bear Swims (or Polar Bear Dips)?