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Countries and Their Cultures

Countries and Their Cultures: Multicultural America: Uruguayan Americans

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides an overview of the traditional culture and lifestyle of Uruguayan Americans. (Note: Content is not the most current.)
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Countries and Their Cultures

Countries and Their Cultures: Multicultural America: Venezuelan Americans

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides an overview of the traditional culture and lifestyle of Venezuelan Americans. (Note: Content is not the most current.)
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Countries and Their Cultures

Countries and Their Cultures: Multicultural America: Yemeni Americans

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides an overview of the history and the traditional culture and lifestyle of Yemeni Americans. (Note: Content is not the most current.)
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Countries and Their Cultures

Countries and Their Cultures: Multicultural America: Yupiat

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides an overview of the traditional culture and lifestyle of the Yupiat, or Yup'ik, of Alaska. (Note: Content is not the most current.)
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Countries and Their Cultures

Countries and Their Cultures: Multicultural America: Amish

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides an overview of the traditional culture and lifestyle of the Amish. (Note: Content is not the most current.)
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Countries and Their Cultures

Countries and Their Cultures: Multicultural America: Algerian Americans

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides an overview of the traditional culture and lifestyle of Algerian Americans. (Note: Content is not the most current.)
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Judaism 101

Judaism 101: Bar Mitzvah, Bat Mitzvah and Confirmation

For Students 9th - 10th
This site does a nice job in explaining how the Bar & Bat Mitzvah have evolved. It also contains information on Jewish Confirmation, and includes many links to related topics.
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Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: Bridging World History: Food, Demographics, and Culture

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This unit probes into the role food plays in society in terms of culture, economy and global awareness since the primary globalization in the 1500s through videos, various readings, and activities.
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Folklore and Traditions

For Students 3rd - 8th
Learn about Venezuela's folk traditions and customs such as dance, music, and holidays.
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Live Science

Live Science: Mexican Culture: Customs & Traditions

For Students 3rd - 8th
Looks at the makeup of Mexico's ethnic tapestry, its languages, religions, the values of its peoples, Mexican food, arts, clothing, and celebrations. [Published Feb. 10, 2015]
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Other

Mexico Christmas Traditions & Customs

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief description of Christmas traditions and customs in Mexico.
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Other

Why Christmas: Christmas Traditions and Customs

For Students 1st - 8th
Find out how the history of various Christmas traditions and customs started, how they are celebrated, and what they represent and mean. Included are facts about Boxing Day, Advent, holly & ivy, Christmas cards, mince pies, and lots...
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Other

Why Christmas: Christmas Traditions and Customs: Kwanzaa

For Students 3rd - 8th
Learn all about the holiday of Kwanzaa which celebrates African and African-American culture and history each December.
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Jewish Federations of North America

Jewish Federations of North America: Funeral Customs: Say Goodbye to a Loved One

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about Jewish traditional death rituals and how "to die and be buried as a Jew" in this guide to Jewish living. Jewish law and customs differ between traditional Jews and Reform Jews.
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Other

Australian Traditions

For Students 9th - 10th
A look at some Australian traditions, including Australia Day, St. Patrick's Day, Christmas, ANZAC Day, the Melbourne Cup, and how some of these traditions are different in Australia than in other nations.
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Australian War Memorial

Australian War Memorial: The Anzac Day Tradition

For Students 9th - 10th
A summary of the ANZAC (Australia New Zealand Army Corps) Day traditions, and why it is such a special day in Australia.
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Other

Christmas Customs

For Students 9th - 10th
Brief outlines of customs and food traditionally found at Christmas in the U.S., U.K., the Netherlands, Poland, Sweden, Austria, Denmark and France, as well as others. Common legends, games, and history of the holidays give ample...
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Other

Kiddy House: All About Christmas Kids and Teachers

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Check out this awesome secular Christmas resource. This site offers songs, customs, themes and more.
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Other

Traditions of Mexico

For Students 9th - 10th
This homepage provides many links pertaining to the history, traditions, and culture of Mexico.
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Other

Traditions of Mexico: El Dia De Los Muertos

For Students 9th - 10th
The story of "El Dia de los Muertos" (The Day of the Dead) in Mexico, with emphasis on the Spanish conquest of the Aztecs, the blending of Spanish and native Mexican cultures, and even American influence upon this Mexican tradition.
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Yad Vashem, The World Holocaust Remembrance Center

Yad Vashem: The Gambler and the Journey

For Teachers 9th - 10th
"The Gambler" and "The Journey" by Joe Lumer are part of a larger anthology of stories about life in Poland between the world wars. Using these contrasting short stories, students will learn about Jewish lifestyles, communities, customs,...
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Other

Mexican Culture Official and Religious Holidays

For Students 9th - 10th
Descriptions of Mexican holidays and festivals, along with related pictures, can be found at this website.
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How Stuff Works

How Stuff Works: How Australian Traditions Work

For Students 4th - 8th
Information about the traditions and customs of Australia, along with some history, a look at aboriginal culture, Australian lingo, and foods unique to Australia.
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Jewish News Weekly: Evil Eye and Other Superstitions

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides information about Jewish traditions and customs.

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