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GLOSSARY

crafts Kwanzaa
items handmade by a skilled person a holiday that takes place between December 26
and January 1 and celebrates African-Canadian
crops peoples’ culture and traditions
plants grown for food or other uses
leases

cultures agreements for the use of something
sets of traits unique to a group of people
monarch

Hanukkah a king or queen
a Jewish holiday that is celebrated over eight
days and nights in late November or December population
all of the people living in a certain place

harvest
the collection and gathering of crops solstice
the two times a year when the sun is farthest

heritage from or closest to Earth
the history of a people
traditions

independence sets of activities or beliefs repeated
the act of being free from outside control throughout history

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