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Another winter sport in Canada is basketball.

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In Atlantic Canada, there are big community celebrations called Ceileighs celebrated by people whose ancestors are from Ireland, Wales, and Scotland.

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One of the summer sports is football (soccer).

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A summer sport/activity is Rollerblading!

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Most people go snowshoeing for one of the winter activity's.

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They are mainly found on the North West Coast of British Columbia

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This is the 7th most played game in Canada!

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kids often learn both french and english in school.

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kids often learn both french and english in school.

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lots of people go ice fishing with friends and family in the winter.

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ze moust delicious poutine :]]]]]]]

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In Ontario and the Paires a lot people there go to celebrate Oktoberfest

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They go ice skating.

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People strive with the totem poles since they consider it as a symbol or family crest

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Lacrosse is Canada's official summer sport. The first nation people made this game as well.

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It symbolizes Canada because there are so many and are one of the easiest to find animals, you might even find one right near your house depending on where you 

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People go snowboarding in the winter for fun.

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red and white are canada's signature colors. 

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In Quebec many French Canadians celebrate Christmas but instead of Santa Claus they have a pelnoret or father Christmas Father Christmas is like a French Santa.

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In Toronto, in the summer they celebrate Caribana. This is the biggest celebration for Caribbean culture. Thousands of people come to this celebration to see their culture.

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The carnival has a lot of ice sculptures and they do snow races and a ton more things in the carnival.

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Thanksgiving is celebrated just as it is in America except it's celebrated on October 9th.

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Most people in the summer go boating.

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Majority of Canada is bilingual and they welcome many cultures

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St. Jean Batiste day is a holiday where Quebec celebrates there culture the catholic group and the french language.

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St. Jean Batiste day is a holiday where Quebec celebrates there culture the catholic group and the french language.

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The flag of Quebec, called the Fleurdelisé ( French for 'lily-flowered'), represents the Canadian province of Quebec. It consists of a white cross on a blue background, with four white fleurs-de-lis.

It was the first provincial flag officially adopted in Canada and was originally shown on January 21, 1948, at the Parliament Building in Quebec City, during the administration of Maurice Duplessis. Legislation governing its usage was enacted on March 9, 1950. Quebec's Flag Day (January 21) commemorates its adoption each year, although for some time it was celebrated in May.

Article 2 of the Act respecting the flag and emblems of Québec confers the status of national emblem (French: emblème national) on the flag of Quebec.

Official flag with 2:3 proportions

The Fleurdelisé takes its white cross over a blue field from certain French flags of the Kingdom of France, namely the French naval flag as well as the French merchant flag. Its white fleurs-de-lis (symbolizing purity) and blue field (symbolizing heaven) come from a banner honouring the Virgin Mary; such banners were carried by Canadian colonial militia in the 18th century. The flag is blazoned Azure, a cross between four fleurs-de-lis argent. Its horizontal symmetry allows both sides of the flag to show the same image.

The royal banner of France or "Bourbon flag" was the first and most commonly used flag in New France. The banner has three gold fleurs-de-lis on a dark blue field (arranged two and one), and it was also present on the French naval flag.

A 1:2 Fleurdelisé on display

Unofficial (but commonly seen) 1:2 variant

The flag's official ratio is 2:3 (width to length), but the flag is very often seen as a 1:2 variant to match the flag of Canada in size when flying together.

The Act respecting the flag and emblems of Québec states that "in all cases, the flag of Quebec has precedence over any other flag or emblem." However, under federal protocol, the Canadian flag takes precedence when both are flown.

The official shade of blue is Pantone 293. In 8-bit RGB, it is #003399. Unofficial variants using a lighter blue are common.

Vertical display of the flag

The canton ( canton d'honneur; top left quarter) must always be to the viewer's left.

The green, white and red tricolour used by the Parti patriote between 1832 and 1838

The desire of Quebecers for a distinctive flag was longstanding. Other flags that had been used included the flag (a horizontal green, white and red tricolour, which became the flag of the Saint-Jean-Baptiste Society), as well as the French tricolour.

The direct predecessor of the modern Fleurdelisé was created by Elphège Filiatrault, a parish priest in Saint-Jude, Quebec. Called the Carillon, it resembles the modern flag except that the fleurs-de-lis are golden and located at the corners, pointing inward. It was based on an earlier flag with no cross, and with the figure of the Virgin Mary in the centre.

The Carillon flag was first raised on September 26, 1902, and it is preserved in the archives of Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec. Another version, with the Sacred Heart in the centre, also appeared, but it was left behind in the push for a new provincial flag after World War II. The Carillon flags were used informally.

On May 26, 1868, Queen Victoria approved Quebec's first coat of arms. A flag might have been devised by using the arms to deface a blue ensign (a Union Flag in the canton, and the Quebec coat of arms in the fly). However, it appears to have never been used - various sources including the official Quebec government site mention that it was the Union Flag that flew over the Parliament Building until January 21, 1948, not the blue ensign. In addition, in 1938, at the opening of a mining school in Val-d'Or, the flag used to represent the Quebec government was a banner of arms. This was done at the behest of public servant Burroughs Pelletier, who had been told that the Ministry wanted a symbol but were unsure as to what should be used.

Former flags for Quebec and previous proposals for a new one

The Union Flag flew at the Parliament Building in Quebec from 1 July 1867 to 20 January 1948.

The original Carillon, proposed in 1902 as Quebec's new flag; it was flown at the Parliament from 21 January 1948 until the new Fleurdelisé was ready on 2 February 1948

The Carillon Sacré-Coeur, a flag waved by French Canadian Roman Catholics until the 1950s

Flag proposals prepared by Burroughs Pelletier

In 1947, an independent member of the Legislative Assembly, René Chaloult, demanded a new provincial flag to displace the unpopular (amongst some segment of the population of Quebec) Canadian Red Ensign and to replace the neglected Quebec blue ensign. Various ideas were discussed between Chaloult, Lionel Groulx and Maurice Duplessis. One such idea involved incorporating a red maple leaf (later to be adopted for the flag of Canada). Pelletier was also asked to present a few proposals to Duplessis, none of which were adopted. He was however consulted about what became the present design.

On January 21, 1948, the new flag was adopted and was flown over the Parliament Building that very afternoon. Apparently, it was the Carillon flag that flew that day, because the modern Fleurdelisé (with the fleurs-de-lis repositioned upright to their modern configuration in correspondence with the rules of heraldry) was not available until February 2.

The flag was adopted by order-in-council, and the news was presented to the Legislative Assembly more or less as a fait accompli. Opposition leader Adélard Godbout expressed his approval, as did Chaloult. A law governing the usage of the flag was later officially adopted by the Quebec Parliament on March 9, 1950. A more recent version of such a law was adopted in 2002.

A 2001 survey by the North American Vexillological Association ranked the Fleurdelisé as the best provincial or territorial flag, and the third-best of the flags of all U.S. and Canadian provinces, territories and states, behind the flags of New Mexico and Texas respectively. Likewise, the flag is highly popular in Quebec, and it is often seen displayed at many private residences and commercial buildings.

The flag of Quebec has a close resemblance to both the French Châlons-en-Champagne city coat of arms and the Spanish Morcín municipality flag, which use similar (though unrelated) designs but with differing colours.

The flag of Quebec was the basis for the jerseys of the Quebec Nordiques, which included the same colour blue, the fleurs-de-lis and white stripes.

1. ^ "Drapeau et symboles nationaux" [Flag and National Symbols]. Justice Québec. Archived from the original on April 17, 2008.

2. ^ James Minahan (23 December 2009). The Complete Guide to National Symbols and Emblems. p. 734. ISBN 9780313344978.

3. ^ New York State Historical Association (1915). Proceedings of the New York State Historical Association with the Quarterly Journal: 2nd-21st Annual Meeting with a List of New Members. The Association. It is most probable that the Bourbon Flag was used during the greater part of the occupancy of the French in the region extending southwest from the St. Lawrence to the Mississippi , known as New France... The French flag was probably blue at that time with three golden fleur - de - lis ....

4. ^ Vachon, Auguste; Matheson, John (November 29, 2019). "National Flag of Canada". The Canadian Encyclopedia. At the time of New France (1534 to the 1760s), two flags could be viewed as having national status. The first was the banner of France - a blue square flag bearing three gold fleurs-de-lys. It was flown above fortifications in the early years of the colony. For instance, it was flown above the lodgings of Pierre Du Gua de Monts at Île Sainte-Croix in 1604. There is some evidence that the banner also flew above Samuel de Champlain's habitation in 1608. ..... the completely white flag of the French Royal Navy was flown from ships, forts and sometimes at land-claiming ceremonies.

5. ^ "CANADA 150 Years of History ~ The story behind the flag". INQUINTE.CA. July 17, 2017. When Canada was settled as part of France and dubbed "New France," two flags gained national status. One was the Royal Banner of France. This featured a blue background with three gold fleurs-de-lis. A white flag of the French Royal Navy was also flown from ships and forts and sometimes flown at land-claiming ceremonies.

6. ^ W. Stewart Wallace (1948). The Encyclopedia of Canada, Vol. II, Toronto, University Associates of Canada. pp. 350-351. During the French régime in Canada, there does not appear to have been any French national flag in the modern sense of the term. The "Banner of France", which was composed of fleur-de-lys on a blue field, came nearest to being a national flag, since it was carried before the king when he marched to battle, and thus in some sense symbolized the kingdom of France. During the later period of French rule, it would seem that the emblem...was a flag showing the fleur-de-lys on a white ground.... as seen in Florida. There were, however, 68 flags authorized for various services by Louis XIV in 1661; and a number of these were doubtless used in New France

7. ^ "Position of honour of the National Flag of Canada". Ministry of Culture, History and Sport. 9 January 2018. The order of precedence for flags is: The National Flag of Canada; The flags of other sovereign nations in alphabetical order (if applicable); The flags of the provinces of Canada (in the order in which they joined Confederation); The flags of the territories of Canada (in the order in which they joined Confederation)...It is important to note that the following flags take precedence over the National Flag on buildings where one of the dignitaries are in residence or where they are attending a function: Her Majesty's Personal Canadian Flag; the standards of members of the Royal Family; the standard of the Governor General; and the standard of the Lieutenant Governor (in his or her province of jurisdiction and when assuming the duties of the representative of the Queen).

8. ^ "Normes d'utilisations / Signature du gouvernement du Québec" (PDF). mdeie.gouv.qc.ca. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 April 2014.

9. ^ "Drapeau et symboles nationaux". Gouvernement du Québec. Archived from the original on Dec 12, 2018.

10. ^ Kaye, Ted (April-June 2001). "New Mexico Tops State/Provincial Flags Survey" (PDF). NAVA News. 34 (2, Issue 170): 4-5. Archived from the original (PDF) on Jan 18, 2021.

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The flag of Quebec, called the Fleurdelisé ( French for 'lily-flowered'), represents the Canadian province of Quebec. It consists of a white cross on a blue background, with four white fleurs-de-lis. It was the first provincial flag officially adopted in Canada and was originally shown on January 21, 1948, at the Parliament Building in Quebec City, during the administration of Maurice Duplessis.

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The loon is a very popular animal in Canada and they called their dollar coin a loonie. 

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They have been a symbol for more than 100 years, they are a symbol of canadian law and order. 

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Team Montreal Canadiens

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They bring part of there culture with them

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They bring part of there culture with them

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remembrance day is like veterans day it's about the sacrifices they made of the people and the soldiers who fought in the wars for Canada

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Canada day is celebrated on the 1st of July and is a lot like the 4th of July in America.

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Beavers were very important to the First Nations,and can be found on the five cent coin. 

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it represents their connection to the wilderness and nature. 

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Many French and First Nations people used these to go across lots of rivers in Canada.