Social-and-cultural-life-in-Canada

SocialandCulturalLifeinCanadaWelfareCanadawasselectedtobethebestcountyforhumanliving.CanadahasareputationofImmigrantsparadise.Canadahastheworld’sbestwelfaresystem.EducationSystemCanadianchildrenattendkindergartenforoneortwoyearsattheageoffourorfiveonavoluntarybasis.AllchildrenbeginGradeOneataboutsixyearsofage.TheschoolyearnormallyrunsfromSeptemberthroughthefollowingJunebutinsomeinstances,Januaryintakedatesarepossible.SecondaryschoolsgouptoGrades11or12,dependingontheprovince.Studentsmayattenduniversity,collegeorGeneralandVocationalEducation,andistwoyearsofgeneralorthreeyearsoftechnicaleducationbetweenhighschoolanduniversity.SportsSportsinCanadaconsistsofawidevarietyofgames.TherearemanyconteststhatCanadiansvalue,themostcommonareicehockey,lacrosse,Canadianfootball,basketball,soccer,curlingandbaseball,withicehockeyandlacrossebeingtheofficialwinterandsummersports,respectively.Icehockey,referredtoassimplyhockey,isCanada'smostprevalentwintersport,[1]itsmostpopularspectatorsport,anditsmostsuccessfulsportininternationalcompetition.ItisCanada'sofficialnationalwintersport.[1]Lacrosse,asportwithNativeAmericanorigins,isCanada'soldestandofficialsummersport.CanadianfootballisCanada'ssecondmostpopularspectatorsport,[2]andtheCanadianFootballLeague'sannualchampionship,theGreyCup,isthecountry'slargestannualsportsevent.[3]Whileothersportshavealargerspectatorbase,Associationfootball,knowninCanadaassoccerinbothEnglishandFrench,hasthemostregisteredplayersofanyteamsportinCanada.[4]ProfessionalteamsexistinmanycitiesinCanada.StatisticsCanada[5]reportsthatthetoptensportsthatCanadiansparticipateinaregolf,icehockey,swimming,soccer,basketball,baseball,volleyball,skiing(downhillandalpine),cyclingandtennis.ReligioninCanadaencompassesawiderangeofgroups.ThepreambletotheCanadianCharterofRightsandFreedomsreferstoGod,andthemonarchcarriesthetitleofDefenderoftheFaith.However,Canadahasnoofficialreligion,andsupportforreligiouspluralism(FreedomofreligioninCanada)isanimportantpartofCanada'spoliticalculture.The2001Canadiancensusreportedthat77%ofCanadiansclaimadherencetoChristianity,followedbynoreligionat16%,butratesofreligiousadherencehavebeensteadilydecreasing.ReligioninCanadaHolidayandfestivalsCanadaDayCanadaDayisanationalholidayinCanadacelebratedonJuly1st.OnJuly1,1867,Canadabecameaself-governingdominionofGreatBritainandafederationoffourprovinces.RemembranceDayNovember11isofficiallycalledRemembranceDay,itcommemoratesthosewhodiedinarmedconflicts,particularlyinandsinceWorldWarI.itisalsoknownasArmisticeDayandPoppyDaywhichcomesfromapoemwrittenbyJohnMcCrae,aCanadiandoctorservinginthemilitary.TheofficialCanadiannationalceremoniesareheldattheNationalWarMemorial.NationalAboriginalDayJune21stisNationalAboriginalDay(全国原住民节),adayforallCanadianstocelebratetheuniqueheritage,diversecultures,andoutstandingachievementsofthenation’sAboriginalpeoples.TherearethreeAboriginalgroupsinCanada–theFirstNations,InuitandMétispeoples14（原住民，因纽特人，梅蒂斯人）。StarsThanks!