Can culture

6
Canadian Culture Since the 1980’s Vancouver has become known as the Hollywood North. Science ficAon has become successful since the mid1990’s with such shows as The XFiles, Stargate SG1, The new BaKlestar GalacAca, Smallville and The Outer Limits.

Transcript of Can culture

Page 1: Can culture

Canadian  Culture  • Since  the  1980’s  Vancouver  has  become  known  as  the  

Hollywood  North.    Science  ficAon  has  become  successful  since  the  mid-­‐1990’s  with  such  shows  as  The  X-­‐Files,  Stargate  SG-­‐1,  The  new  BaKlestar  GalacAca,  

Smallville  and  The  Outer  Limits.  

Page 2: Can culture

•  Canadian  humor  is  also  part  of  the  Canadian  idenAty.    Among  the  most  successful  have  been  Jim  Carrey,  John  Candy,  Mike  Myers,  Rick  Mercer,  Seth  Rogen,  MarAn  Short,  Eugene  Levy,  Howie  Mandel,  Dan  Aykroyd  and  Leslie  Nielsen.    SaAre  is  the  primary  characterisAc  of  Canadian  humor.  

Page 3: Can culture

• Ice  hockey  is  Canada’s  official  winter  sport.    It  is  the  most  popular        spectator  sport  and  is  its  most  successful  sport  in  the  internaAonal  compeAAon.    Canada  had  won  the  Gold  medal  in  the  2010  Winter  Olympics  in  ice  hockey.    Canadian  Football  is  the  second  most  popular  spectator  sport.  

Page 4: Can culture

• The  Calgary  Stampede  is  an  annual  rodeo  that  began  in  1912.    Held  every  July,  it  is  a  10-­‐day  event  held  in  Calgary,  Alberta  and  bills  itself  as  “The  Biggest  Outdoor  Show  on  Earth”.    AKendance  in  2011  topped    1.1  million  people.    

Page 5: Can culture

•  The  Cuisine  varies  widely  by  region.    English  Canada  is  closely  related  to  BriAsh  and  American  cuisine  while  tradiAonal  cuisine  of  French  Canada  evolved  from  the  French  and  the  winter  provisions  of  Fur  traders.    These  include  baked  goods,  wild  game  and  gathered  foods.  PouAne  is  a  dish  from  Quebec  consisAng  of  fries,  curds  and  gravy.        

Page 6: Can culture

•  Jiggs  Dinner  from  Nova  ScoAa  is  a  meal  of  beef,  cabbage,  salt,  papri  (deep  fried  dough  wafers)  and  pease  pudding  (like  hummus).    The  western  provinces  is  heavily  influenced  by  Italian,  BriAsh,  German,  Ukrainian,  Polish  and  Scandinavian    cuisine.