- Sky, plane, new year
- Useful information for air passengers
- Preparation for the holiday
- How New Year is celebrated in Canada
- First day of the new calendar
Canada is in the second place on the planet in terms of land area and has a reputation as a multicultural country, home to more than forty ethnic groups. It is called the country of immigrants, and therefore the traditions and customs of the inhabitants of Canada are hundreds and thousands. The state located in the northern hemisphere is the best suited for spending winter holidays here, because there is always a lot of snow on the streets of Toronto and Ottawa, Montreal and Vancouver, and the weather is classic Christmas - with snowstorms, frost and bright sun. If you decide to celebrate the New Year in Canada, be prepared for a lot of vivid impressions that will literally fall on you right at the exit from the airport terminal.
Sky, plane, new year
A transatlantic flight is not the cheapest event, but if you take care of your tickets in advance, you can save a lot of money. If you have the opportunity to pay for the flight several months before the travel date, the cost of the tour will not hit the family budget too much. For example, in April, air ticket offers for the upcoming New Year holidays look like this:
- The ubiquitous French and Dutch airlines, now in close partnership, offer the cheapest tickets from Moscow to Toronto during the Christmas season. A flight with a connection in Paris or Amsterdam aboard Air France or KLM will cost from $ 520. In the sky you have to spend 12.5 hours and about one and a half - to spend on a transfer. Flights are operated from Sheremetyevo.
- Comfortable Lufthansa aircraft and excellent service on board will make your flight from the capital Domodedovo Airport to the Canadian city of Toronto pleasant and unforgettable. The price of the issue with advance booking is from $ 580. The connection will take place in Munich, and on the road you will spend a little more than 12 hours, excluding the transfer.
- From Moscow to Montreal, the cheapest way to get to Canada for the New Year is on Turkish Airlines planes. The ubiquitous Turkish airlines charge only $ 420 for their services. Passengers will have to dock in Istanbul, and they will have to spend 14 hours in the sky. The planes take off from the Moscow Vnukovo airport.
- Not too expensive, but with two transfers you can fly from the capital of Russia to Montreal on board Lufthansa and Canadian airlines. You will have to change the airline and plane in Frankfurt. Round trip tickets start at $ 460.
- Enjoy New Year's Eve in Vancouver with Lufthansa. The cheapest tickets for the period of Christmas break will cost $ 750. The flight Moscow - Frankfurt - Seattle - Vancouver will take 15 hours, excluding two transfers.
It is convenient to keep track of the prices of air tickets by subscribing to the special offers of airlines on their official websites.
Useful information for air passengers
If you are flying with connections at any US airport, be sure to check your passport for a US visa. There are no transit zones at airports in the United States and any transfer there requires a passenger to have a visa.
Do not forget that during the connection at an American airport you have to go through passport control, receive your luggage and check it in again for the flight, and therefore allow sufficient time for connecting and going through all the formalities
Docking in Istanbul, on the other hand, can be a pleasant experience, even if it takes a long time. Turkish Airlines gives all transit passengers, whose transfer takes many hours, a free sightseeing tour of Istanbul.
You can sign up for a bus ride at Turkish Airlines information desks. Russian citizens do not need a visa to enter the city
Preparation for the holiday
Traditionally, Canadians prefer to throw all their strength into celebrating Christmas, and therefore the New Year in Canada is calm and almost everyday, but all the luxurious and elegant paraphernalia remains. Decorated houses and streets have been creating a festive mood since November, when the preparations begin.
The Christmas tree becomes the symbol of Christmas and New Year, the tradition of decorating which came to the country together with European immigrants. Canadians loved the old custom so much that they established a separate holiday - National Christmas Tree Day. Christmas Tree Day is celebrated here every first Saturday in December. By this time, all the Christmas trees have already been installed on the streets and in houses and are richly decorated. Toronto's main spruce is located in Nathan Philip Square and is decorated with thousands of lights.
By the way, Canadians prefer natural spruces to artificial ones, and for the holiday hundreds of Canadian farmers grow trees on their plantations. There are dozens of varieties of Christmas trees, each growing for 6 to 10 years before making it to the holiday as the protagonist. The Christmas trees that have played their role are collected and recycled. In the future, they serve as raw materials for the production of furniture, packaging and paper.
An equally significant tradition on New Year's holidays and in preparation for them is Christmas shopping. Sales in Canadian department stores begin on "Black Friday" after Thanksgiving and continue until the very New Year holidays. Christmas discounts reach 80% -90%, and therefore shopaholics from all over the world come to Canada for the New Year. The chance to profitably buy clothes and shoes, electronics and jewelry grows many times over!
If you are flying to Canada with children, they will love the idea of taking a photo with Santa Claus. Thousands of Santas are on duty in shopping centers and are happy to take pictures with the kids.
How New Year is celebrated in Canada
New Year's Eve, unlike Christmas, Canadians do not spend at the table. They rush to parties, skate in the squares and admire the fireworks. In the largest city of the country, Toronto, on the evening of December 31, a grand concert is held on the main square. Show business and television stars take part in it. The concert continues until midnight and ends with a grand fireworks display. Then the audience moves to the skating rink, where you can rent skates and continue celebrating the New Year in the fresh air.
The consumption of alcoholic beverages during mass events in the country is not encouraged and the police strictly follow the order, not making discounts to violators in honor of the holiday.
First day of the new calendar
Residents of the northernmost country on both American continents spend the first day of the new year in a special way. In Toronto, for example, it is customary to dive into an ice hole. This custom is called "bathing a polar bear", and, moreover, a huge number of people are trying to join walruses, the rest of the time they do not practice winter swimming. The custom, according to the participants, allows us to enter the new year clean and fresh.
Tourists prefer a more classical program and visit Niagara Falls, which, if unlucky, can freeze from severe frosts. However, it is difficult to say what counts as luck, because in the history of observations this miracle of nature turned into ice cascades only three times, which means that seeing a frozen waterfall is, on the contrary, a great success for a traveler.
