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Special events in
Dawson Creek:
4th Annual Winter
Gala
Holiday Skate
Schedule
Community Christmas In Iceland, the holiday season officially kicks off with the delivery of
Concert the Bokatidindia catalogue of every new book published in Iceland.
Place at the Table Jlabkafl, or Yule Book Flood, originated during World War II
when foreign imports were restricted, but paper was cheap. Icelands
Soul Sisters Tribe
population was not large enough to support a year-round publishing
Rotary Christmas industry, so book publishers flooded the market with new titles in the
Supper
final weeks of the year.
Old Fashioned
Christmas
Craft Fairs
Christmas in DC
Iceland might be the best place in the world to be a book lover. 93% of
Icelanders read at least one book a year and Iceland ranks as the third
most literate country in the world. In Iceland, one in ten people will
publish a book in their lifetime, and in 2011 Reykjavk was designated
a UNESCO City of Literature.
18th Annual Place at the Table Christmas Concert at the First Baptist
Church. Presented by the Peace Songwriters. Hot apple cider, goodies, and
door prizes and lots of great music! Friday, December 1st at 7 pm Doors open
at 6:30pm. Admission is by cash donation with all proceeds going to the
Salvation Army for Christmas Food Hampers.
Knit Night
Community Christmas Concert at the South Peace United Church
Sanctuary. Saturday, December 2nd at 7pm. Admission by cash donation to
Food for Kids and the Churches Benevolent Fund.
A: Look for Santa KPAC presents The Nutcracker Ballet on Saturday, December 9th at
Claws! 7pm at Unchagah Hall. Tickets are $15 in advance, or $20 at the door.
Commemorative programs will be available for $10.
The Dawson Creek Choral Society presents 'Once Upon a December' Winter
Gala Concert. Friday, December 15th at 7pm at Unchagah Hall. Tickets are
$15 (children under 6 are free) available at Simple Pleasures and the Alcan
Smokehouse.
BP Art and Appie Night on Monday, December 18th from 8-10 pm.
Presented by the Dawson Creek Art Gallery. Christmas Decor Craft. Tickets
are $20 and are only available at the Dawson Creek Art Gallery 250-782-
2601.
Ladies Wine and Art Night at the Dawson Creek Art Gallery. Saturday,
December 16th from 7:30-9:30 pm. Come and enjoy a glass of wine in a fun
and relaxed atmosphere. Christmas Craft Dcor. Tickets are $20 each at the
Dawson Creek Art Gallery 250-782-2601.
Our Home Routes Concert Series returns in the New Year with Dirty Dishes,
a country-bluegrass-gospel trio from Ontario. Friday, February 9th at 7:30
pm at the Dawson Creek Art Gallery. Tickets are $20 in advance or at the
door. Check out their video Midnight Fire.
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A. In the Dictionary!
Q. What do snowmen
eat for breakfast?
A. Frosted Flakes!
A. Cupid!
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Q. Why do mummies
like Christmas so
much?
Santa Claus
North Pole
Canada
H0H 0H0
Stockings
Canadians purchased
5.3 Million litres of eggnog
in 2014.
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Since classical
antiquity, the wreath
has been used as a
symbol of power and
strength. In Rome and
Greece, kings and
emperors often wore
laurel wreathes as
crowns a practice they
themselves borrowed
from the Etruscans, who
predated them. The
Greeks and the Romans
connected the laurel
wreath to their sun god,
Apollo, and considered
the crown to embody
his values. Harvest
wreathes the
predecessors to our
modern decorations
were used in rituals for
good harvests, and
predate even written
history. Ancient
European animists often
used evergreen in their
wreathes to symbolize
strength and fortitude,
as an evergreen will live
through even the
harshest of winters.
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A: A Santa Pause
A: A humbug
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Mistletoe is a parasitic
plant which perches on a
tree branch and absorbs
nutrients from the trunk
hardly one of the most
romantic forms of life. But
it has been inspiring people
to go at it for generations.
Mistletoe has a large
mythological background
across many cultures.
Mistletoe was believed to
carry the male essence,
and by extension, romance,
fertility, and vitality.
Its use as decoration stems
from the fact that it was
believed to protect homes
from fire and lightning. It
was commonly hung at
Christmas time only to
remain there all year until
being replaced by another
sprig next Christmas. The
process by which mistletoe
became associated with
kissing is currently
unknown, but it was first
recorded in 16th century
England as a very popular
practice. Mistletoe carries
a pretty good legacy, for a
parasite of a plant that
causes diarrhea and
stomach pain when
ingested.
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A. A Christmas Quacker
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Q. What is a parents
favourite Christmas
carol?
A. Silent Night
A. He received NUT-in
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A. A Christmas Quacker
A. Saint Nickel-less
A. Im going out
tonight
A. A pen-guin
A. He had the
drumsticks!
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A. A Christmas Quacker
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A. A Christmas Quacker
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Dawson Creek
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Michele Mobley
Literacy Outreach
Coordinator
Phone:
250-782-6868
E-Mail:
literacy.dc@gmail.com
Dawson Creek
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