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  Last year about this time, I tried to learn more about the Orthodox Christmas in January. My friend Helene said there was no

  Dragon Boat races in January? Of course not, but January 1 is the time to think about New Year’s resolutions. If you haven’t

New Year’s in multicultural Toronto has some interesting events that are free. In addition to the children’s 6 to 9:30 pm New Year’s Eve

I just discovered a New Year’s eve party for little tots who can’t stay up until midnight to count out the old year and

I once badgered my husband’s cousin to help me look for a menorah I could photograph. We found a simple one in a synagogue

I’ve been thinking that Hanukkah is strictly a family affair. Each evening of the eight-day event, Jewish families light one more candle in a

The actual day is December 5. The black attendant is there to help Sinterklaas. Sinterklaas is a Spanish bishop and his attendant is Moorish.

We started this blog a little over a year ago, and it’s time to take stock. Should it be continued? Does it meet a

December can be grim in Toronto, but really, there’s lots to do that’s free – both indoors and/or outdoors, fun and/or serious.  Enjoy the

A few ideas on our tradition while I was growing up in Germany. Naturally, everybody had their own ways. Four weeks before Christmas is