Canadian Thanksgiving traditions date back to November, 1879, when Thanksgiving was made an annual holiday. Canadians have been celebrating it on the second Monday of October since 1957. Canadian Thanksgiving Origins It was the Indigenous peoples who held the first communal feasts to give thanks for the fall harvest well before the arrival of European …

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What is tradition? Tradition (Noun) is: 2. something that is handed down: We learned the Christmas traditions from our parents and they had acquired them from their parents. Adjective: traditional: The children wore traditional Ukrainian clothes during the festival. Adverbs: traditionally: Traditionally, we baked turkey on Thanksgiving Day. Collocations: Verbs that go with ‘tradition:’ Ascribe, …

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What are basic life skills? Basic life skills are a set of psychosocial and interpersonal skills that help people have fuller lives both professionally and personally. They make it possible, among other things, to think critically and creatively, communicate effectively, solve problems, build healthy relationship, understand others by empathizing with them, understand and manage oneself, …

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Let’s talk about life skills today. What are they and, grammatically, what words do they go with? What are Life Skills? Life skills are abilities that make it possible for people to deal effectively with the challenges of life. Life skills can be divided into behavioural (connected with the way people act), cognitive (connected with …

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What is Rosh Hashanah? Rosh Hashanah is Jewish New Year. It is the birthday of universe; the day God created Adam and Eve. Even though it is the seventh month in the Jewish calendar, people celebrate it as the beginning of the year. It is both a time of joy and a serious look at …

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Let’s talk about the word ‘celebrate‘ today. It is going to be used a lot during the next few months with Rosh Hashana, Navaratri, Thanksgiving and Diwali just around the corner from now. Celebrate: Verb: regular verb: celebrated, celebrated We celebrate Christmas with a festive dinner and a visit to church at midnight. 2. to …

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Happy September, everyone! With the summer behind us, we enter the magical season of early fall with Indian summer still ahead of us. It is still warm, even warmer than in the summer, to be frank, with record high temperatures for September. We can still go to the beach, but there are also other exciting …

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We are going to learn about the word apple, today. Even though it exists only in a noun form, it is far from simple. There are many idiomatic expressions as well as proverbs containing the word ‘apple.’ Apple has deeper meanings in many cultures. Noun: 1. Apple: a yellow, green or red fruit Apples make …

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Labour Day is celebrated throughout Canada and the United States on the first Monday in September. It honours the labour movement and recognizes the achievement of labourers in both countries. Even though fewer and fewer people participate in Labour Day activities, it remains a statutory holiday. Many Canadians spend the Labour Day participating in leisure …

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Let’s talk about the word labour, today. Just in time for Labour Day! Labour: noun The cost will depend on the amount of ~. Modern farming has been mechanized. There is no need for ~. Society doesn’t divide ~ based on gender any more. Women often do hard physical ~ these days. 2. great physical …

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