Life in Canada

Canada--Culture Canada--History Christmas Early Western History East West History Life in Canada Reflections on Life 

Was Santa Claus from Asia?

2010/01/052020/12/19 Prof Ron Christian, Christmas, culture, Night before Christmas, Saint Nicholas, Santa Claus, Sinterklaas, St Nicholas, tradition, Western

My explanation of the origins of Santa Claus, something with stronger Christian roots than most people understand.

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Canada--Culture Christmas Reflections on Life 

Understanding Christmas

2009/12/312020/01/06 Prof Ron Cathedral, Christ, Christian, Christmas, Jesus, manger, Messiah, nativity, New York, Radio City, religion, Rockettes, Santa Claus, St Francis, St Patrick, The West, Western

In Canada, Christmas is by far the most celebrated holiday of the year. Christmas has different meanings for different groups

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Canada--Culture Canada--Events Christmas Life in Canada Personal 

Christmas Traditions in Canada

2009/12/312020/01/06 Prof Ron Canada, Christmas, culture, foreign students, hoar frost, international students, Regina, Saskatchewan, tradition, Western, winter

Christmas in Western Canada would not really be Christmas without snow and cold weather. Winter normally starts about the end

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Canada--Locations 

Vancouver’s Classical Chinese Garden

2009/12/122016/09/07 Prof Ron British Columbia, Canada, China, Chinatown, Chinese garden, classical garden, Dr Sun Yat-sen, photography, Suzhou, tourism, Vancouver

I have visited Vancouver many times, but only recently noticed a park and formal garden there named after Dr. Sun

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Canada--Locations Life in Canada Personal 

Travel to Flin Flon, Manitoba

2009/11/232016/10/31 Prof Ron Canada, countryside, Family, farm, Flin Flon, funeral, Hanson Lake Road, harvest, Manitoba, mining town, photography, Saskatchewan, Travel, winter

I’ll post just a few photos here of my recent travel to a town where we used to live, and

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Canada--Locations Life in Canada Personal 

Day with Friends at Long Lake

2009/11/192017/10/09 Prof Ron boating, Canada, China, friendship, lake, Long Lake, photography, recreation, Regina, Saskatchewan, students, University of Regina, visiting scholars

As a retired professor from the University of Regina (Regina, Canada), there have been many opportunities in recent years to

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