Traditions & memories
Family customs and memories worth keeping. Choose what to carry on, change or try for the first time this Christmas.
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Santa and le père Noël in a bilingual Canadian home
English and French can share a Christmas story when the message follows the family’s own words and schedule.
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Christmas Eve or Christmas morning? Making room for both
If your family has a Christmas Eve réveillon, you can still save stockings for the morning.
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Nochebuena and Santa in a Canadian household
A December 24 gathering and a December 25 stocking can fit together without asking children to guess which gifts come when.
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Santa or le père Noël? Naming the Christmas visitor in Canada
English and French names can meet at school, on packaging and around the same family table.
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Baby Jesus in English, Santa in Czech: a bilingual Christmas.
A bilingual Christmas story can use the words and traditions your child knows at home. Decide how you will tell it together before choosing a name for the visitor.
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Keep a few Christmas letters as a family memory
Choose the letters or drawings you want to keep, add the year and put them somewhere easy to find next Christmas.
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