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The Heart of Canada

Folklorama: Winnipeg’s Cultural & Ethnic Diversity Celebration

Almost half of Manitoba’s population has roots in over sixty different ethnic areas and countries of the world, with roughly half of the population being a visible minority. This has made the province a marvellous mosaic of cultures. To celebrate this unique diversity, more than forty of those groups participate in Folklorama, an event that

The Manitoba Social: A Community Tradition

The Manitoba Social is a unique phenomenon in North America. Since the 1800s, small communities gathered together to raise funds for newlyweds, or for people in distress. Springing from a combination of the old barn dance and building or cooking bees, people gathered together to both celebrate and assist each other. The tradition of “bees”