National symbols of Canada

a color combination of the Canadian flag. A maple leaf is a Canadian symbol since as early as 1700. When the Canada Day rolls around, the best way to celebrate the summer holiday and surprise your kids and guests by making healthy and delicious treats, baking cakes or cookies, and using the red-white color combination and maple leaf shapes for food decoration. White is for peace and red is for bravery, so celebrate the Canada Day with fabulous, brave and soothing desserts in red and white. Enjoying the day with good food, delicious treats, best friends, parades, and great fireworks at the end of the night is an exciting way to celebrate the summer holiday. Creative desserts in red and white and edible decorations that shaped…

be seen in “newer” films, making both traditions equally “Canadian”. While the tradition of documentary realism in Canadian cinema is generally more focused on than the avant-garde experimentalism, to completely ignore the avant-garde would be to ignore a large part of our cinematic history. Jim Leach writes, “this view of Canadian cinema tends to deflect attention from the many currents that have little to do with the realist tradition. It downplays the extensive output of genre films,…

On the surface, memory appears to be passive experience; it is strange and often intangible. However, dive deeper it reveals that memory can leave strong impressions on individuals. Memories are moments a person lived and remembers when recounted. Memories can come in many forms. According to Jan Assmann, communicative memory is a shared and transferable within a social group defined by common memories of personal interaction. The communicative memory comprises memories related to the recent…

Canadian Coat of Arms Canada’s coat of arms is an important design that contains highly important symbols, but some of these need to be refreshed. In the initial design, the crest was represented by a lion, but we replaced this symbol with a totem. The totem represents the First Nations people, as the have a strong connection to Canada’s history. However we still decided to keep the crown to represent Canada as a constitutional monarchy that is run by a sovereign. On the right of the totem…

There are many symbols that we could identify with as Canadians. I believe the Maple Leaf is closely linked to Canada. Believe it or not as important as this symbol is to Canada it was only just recognised as Canada’s arboreal emblem on April 25th, 1996.This means it became Canada’s official symbol consisting of a species that lives in trees. Maple trees play an important part in the historical development of Canada and continue to be important. The maple trees continue to help our environment…

Flags have symbolized and represented countries for hundreds of years. Canada has had multiple flag changes since Confederation from the Union Jack to the Red Ensign. However, a new flag was announced and has been Canada’s flag ever since. Creator of the peacekeepers and future Prime Minister Lester Pearson had successfully convinced Canadians that Canada was in need of a brand new flag. That flag has changed Canada’s identity as an independent nation by removing British influences and uniting…

discussing whether or not Canada is actually a nation or a state with multiple nations within (as discussed later), the question I pose is: Why is this even a question? Why is there such disbelief or bewilderment when discussing whether or not Canada is a Nation; why does no one have the same reaction when the United States is the one in question? Simply put, the reason why this confusion exists is because Canada has a weak self-national identity. Canada’s weak self-identity can be attributed…

Justin Trudeau presents an empty resume to Canada as this cartoon illustrates it. In this cartoon there are many symbols. The beaver symbolizes the pride of Canada since it is the national animal, so this helps the reader understand that the beaver is a very big part of the cartoon or the country. The beaver also symbolizes the voter, because they play a big role in the elections, since they decide who will be our Prime Minister. The Canadian Flag illustrates that the elections are Canadian…

In my visual, I included a variety of text, images, symbols and photos which are presented in a way that represents the factors and items that shape my identity in a globalized world. At the top of my representation, I have three maps and flags contrasted together and organized in a specific order. On the far left side, there is a map/ flag of Iraq, and the mosque of Samarra, which is an Iraqi national symbol. I am originally Iraqi, but I have only been there once when I was three years old.…

Myths are not entirely accurate, but they do contain many truths in that it helps us create a sense of ourselves and connect to a larger group of people who together form a nation. A civic nation with its fundamental rights and values and supporting myths is the only type of nationalism that functions properly. The constitution is the most important document in any society and should be held above everything else if you choose to become a citizen. The foundation of Canada and any civic nation…