Happy Canada Day! Joyeux Fête du Canada!

July 1st is Canada Day here in the second largest country around and this year Canada celebrates it's 150th birthday. In Vancouver the city is calling it Canada 150+ to recognize both the country's official day as Canada and that the First Nations people have been here for much longer than the rest of us.... Continue Reading →

July 1, 2017 0

SUNDAY’S SPECIAL SPOT – CHINESE NEW YEAR

Instead of a location today I will post about a celebration that originated in China that now sees festivities worldwide. Chinese New Year (also referred to as Spring Festival and the Lunar New Year) has its roots dating back centuries. Although unclear the origins, myths and stories abound as does the original date of the... Continue Reading →