UnitSevenTraditionsandCustoms
2Lesson15TraditionsandCustomsinCanada,AustraliaandNewZealand
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LearningObjectivesAcquireageneralknowledgeofthetraditionsandcustomsinCanada,AustraliaandNewZealand,includingtheirfoodculture,arts,sports,festivalsandreligions.Learnaboutspecialetiquettesandmannersofthethreecountries.Makeacomparisonofthetraditionsandcustomsofthethreecountries.
StarterTalkaboutthefollowingpicturesandsayasmuchasyoucan.b.Lacrossec.MapleSyrupa.AustraliaDay
AustraliaDay:Celebratedon26January,theofficialnationaldayofAustralia,commemoratingtheestablishmentofthefirstEuropeansettlementonthecontinentofAustralia.ItisalsoknownasAnniversaryDayFoundationDay.OntheeveofAustraliaDay,thePrimeMinisterannouncesthewinneroftheAustralianoftheYearaward,presentedtoanAustralian,whohasshownasignificantcontributiontotheAustraliancommunityandnation,andisan“inspirationalrolemodelfortheAustraliancommunity”.AustraliaDay
Lacrosse:OriginatedamongtheNativeAmericantribesofnortheasternNorthAmerica.InNativeAmericansocietylacrosseservedseveraldifferentpurposes.Thesportwasusedforconflictresolution,thetrainingofyoungwarriors,andasareligiousritual.Lacrossehasplayedasignificantroleinthecommunityandreligiouslifeoftribesacrossthecontinentformanyyears.Thosewhotookpartdidsointheroleofwarriors,withthegoalofbringinggloryandhonortothemselvesandtheirtribes.Thegamewassaidtobeplayed“forthepleasureoftheCreator”.Lacrosse
MapleSyrup:Asweetenermadefromthesapofmapletrees.InCanadaandtheU.S.itismostofteneatenwithpancakes,waffles,frenchto