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We are in that time of year where people are celebrating around the world! Did you know that the ORC can help you learn more about world celebrations? Find a few suggestions below!
 * It is time to Celebrate! **

__**Diwali** __ Celebrated from November 13-17 this year, Diwali is popularly known as the "festival of lights." This five day Hindu festival is an official holiday in India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Mauritius, Guyana, Trinidad & Tobago, Suriname, Malaysia, Singapore and Fiji. Learn where to search for more information about this wonderful festival below!

**Culturegrams** Use the search bar on the top right hand corner of the kids edition to find out more about the countries that celebrate Diwali. Alternately, search for a specific country like India to find out more about this celebration.

**TeachingBooks.net** TeachingBooks has one book related to Diwali entitled //Diwali: Hindu Festival of Lights// by Dianne M. MacMillan. Check out the link to the author's personal webpage by searching "Diwali."

**World Book Kids** Search "Diwali" in World Book Kids to find an article and picture that describes this Hindu festival.

__**Hanukkah** __ Also known as the"Festival of Lights," Hanukkah is an eight day Jewish celebration from December 8-16 this year. Find information and resources about this celebration below.

**BookFLIX** In the "Celebrations" link, in the pairs 1-4 section you will find //In the Month of Kislev//, by Nina Jaffe paired with //Hanukkah//,by Trudi Strain Trucit.

**Culturegrams** Use the search bar on the top right hand corner of the kids edition to find our more about this celebration, and how people in Israel celebrate it.

<span style="color: #000080; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">**TeachingBooks.net** <span style="color: #000080; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Search "Hanukkah" by subject in TeachingBooks to gain access to lesson plans, meet the author, author websites, author interviews and more for **46 different** Hanukkah books. Amongst the 46 books, you will find resources for //In the Month of Kislev// the same book found in BookFLIX!

<span style="color: #000080; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Use the search bar to locate articles on Hanukkah and Judaism. In addition, there is a Hanukkah picture available to print.
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__**<span style="color: #000080; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Christmas **__ <span style="color: #000080; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">A civic holiday in many of the world's nations, Christmas celebrates the birth of Christ on from December 24-25 each year. Find information and resources about how Christmas is celebrated both locally and worldwide below.

<span style="color: #000080; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Click Christmas and Easter for an account of a traditional Italian Christmas. Learn more about what Christmas was like in Fur Trade post around Alberta in Fur Trade Christmas. Wondering about a traditional Ukrainian Christmas meal? Learn more about The Meal at Ukrainian Christmas.
 * <span style="color: #000080; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">[[image:albertaSource.jpg align="left"]]Alberta Source **

<span style="color: #000080; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">In the "Celebrations" link, in the pairs 5-8 tab you will find //The Night Before Christmas// by Clement Clarke Moore, and //Ch////ristmas// by Trudi Strain Trucit.
 * <span style="color: #000080; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">[[image:bookflix.gif align="left"]]BookFLIX **

<span style="color: #000080; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Use the search bar on the top right hand corner of the kids edition to find out more about Christmas around the world.
 * <span style="color: #000080; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">[[image:culturegrams.gif align="left"]]Culturegrams **

<span style="color: #000080; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Search "Christmas" by subject and you will pull up **<span style="color: #000080; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;"> 253 matching books **<span style="color: #000080; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">with meet the author, lesson plans, author interviews and more. You will find resources for both //The Night Before Christmas// and //Christmas// from BookFLIX in this listing.
 * <span style="color: #000080; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">[[image:teachingBooks.gif align="left"]]TeachingBooks.net **

<span style="color: #000080; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Search "Christmas" in this database for a listing of articles on Christmas, Charles Dickens, Santa Claus, and more. In addition, there are three pictures related to Christmas located within the article or along the left hand side of the screen.
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__**<span style="color: #000080; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Kwanzaa **__ <span style="color: #000080; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Kwanzaa is a week long celebration that honours African heritage from December 26-January 1 each year. Find information and resources about this celebration below.

<span style="color: #000080; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">In the "Celebrations" link, in the pairs 5-8 tab you will find //Seven Candles for Kwanzaa//, by Andrea Davis Pinkney paired with //Kwanzaa//, by Trudi Strain Trucit.
 * <span style="color: #000080; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">[[image:bookflix.gif align="left"]]BookFLIX **

<span style="color: #000080; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Search "Kwanzaa" by subject and you will pull up 11 matching books with meet the author, lesson plans, author interviews and more. You will also find resources for Kwanzaa from BookFLIX in this listing.
 * <span style="color: #000080; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">[[image:teachingBooks.gif align="left"]]TeachingBooks.net **

<span style="color: #000080; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Search "Kwanzaa" in World Book Kids to find an article and picture that describes this week long celebration.
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__<span style="color: #000080; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">**Chinese New Year** __ <span style="color: #000080; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Known as the "Spring Festival" in China, this celebration is the start of the Chinese calendar year. Celebrated on February 10 this year, 2013 is the year of the snake. Find information and resources about this celebration below.

<span style="color: #000080; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Again, check out the "Celebrations" link to read //Sam and the Lucky Money//, by Karen Chinn and //Chinese New Year//, by David E. Marx found in the pairs 5-8 tab.
 * <span style="color: #000080; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">[[image:bookflix.gif align="left"]]BookFLIX **

<span style="color: #000080; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Search "China" in the kids edition to find out more about this celebration in the "holidays" link along the left hand side of the screen.
 * <span style="color: #000080; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">[[image:culturegrams.gif align="left"]]Culturegrams **

<span style="color: #000080; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">A subject search for "Chinese New Year" will garner 19 results in TeachingBooks.net. As luck would have it, this list includes //Sam and the Lucky Money//. Find links to Karen Chinn's website, interviews with Karen Chinn, in addition to book guides and readings!
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<span style="color: #000080; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Find one related article and picture when you search "Chinese New Year" in World Book Kids.
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