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1、Traditions and Traditions and Customs in Customs in CanadaCanadaFood British Columbia :Salmon & Wild Rice, and Nanaimo Bars Newfoundland :Cod Cakes and fish cheeks Native dishes :maple sugar pie French Canadian Foods :Tortiere, Yellow Pea SoupMeatMeat Canadians eat a lot of beef and chicken, less po
2、rk then and some lamb. Lamb is generally available only in small quantities and is expensive. Other speciality meats such as bison (buffalo) is fairly easy to find. Canadians love to barbeque their meat. You will find barbeques in almost every yard (garden) and on many decks and balconies.LobsterLob
3、ster Such delicacies can be found in New Brunswick, Shediac or anywhere along the Atlantic coast of Nova Scotia.ChocolateChocolate Canada is known as ”Chocolate Town”. The first Valentines Day heart-shaped chocolate box was invented there and so was the very first chocolate nut bar and the pink cinn
4、amon chicken bone.DrinksDrinks The most popular drinks of Canadians are beer and wine. Canadians drink a lot of carbonated (fizzy) soft drinks, referred to in Canada as pop or soda, such as cola and orange.ReligiousRoman Catholic is the largest religious group,43% of the total population. Protestant
5、s, the second largest group, accounts for 29% However, the numbers of believers in Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism has increased substantially during the past decades. Non-Christian religious in Canada are more concentrated in metropolitan cities.Arts In the late 19th century, Canadians first composer, Ca
6、lixa Lavallee, wrote the music for O Canada, now used as Canadas national anthem. The Group of Seven ,a group of Canadian landscape painters in the 1920s, was the first to express a pictorial nationalism and Canadian Impressionism. Canadian music and dance has various folkloric traditions, some dati
7、ng from the 17th and 18th centuries. In the 20th century, composers borrowed from the rhythms of Eskimos dances, Indian chants and traditional French and English melodies to give a unique flavor to Canadian music. A musical phenomenon in Canada is Les Jeunesses Musicales du Canada (JMC), which was f
8、ounded in 1949 to spread musical culture and promote the musical development of young Canadians.Manners and EtiquettesManners and Etiquettes Be punctual for meetings and appointments. In French areas, time is more relaxed. Do not eat while walking in public. Gifts are not routinely given. Use a pers
9、ons title if he or she has one. Otherwise, use Mr., Mrs., Miss and the surname. Traditionally, business is not discussed during dinner. Use a firm handshake with good eye- contact when meeting and leaving. Invitations to private homes are rare. Occasionally, in the western provinces, you may be invited to someones home.SportsSports Lacrosse is called Canadas national game. Hockey is the most popular. Canadian football is like American football, but not completely the same. The Canadian professional baseball teams belong to the American leagues.
