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East Hills Middle School: Culture Research

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Student Resources in Context

Italy

Italian Culture
Live Science
Italian Culture
Canadian Museum of Immigration
Italian Holidays

Russian Culture

Russian Culture
From LiveScience.
Russian Culture
From the Russian Embassy in the UK.
Russian Holidays
From School of Russian and Asian Studies
Russian Holidays
From Russian Consulate in Houston.

Lebanese Culture

Lebanese Culture
Encyclopedia.com
Lebanese Facts and Culture
History and Culture
Lebanese Embassy in Washington, D.C.
Lebanese Holidays

Swiss Culture

Nigerian Culture

Nigerian Culture
Nigerian Culture and Facts
Nigerian Culture
Nigerian Embassy in Washington, D.C.
Nigerian Holidays

Cuban Culture

Austrian Culture

Scottish Culture

Dominican Culture

Israeli Culture

Israeli Culture - Shabbat
From The Huffington Post
Israeli Culture
Israeli Holidays

Egyptian Culture

Bahamian Culture

CIA World Factbook

CIA World Factbook
From the CIA, mostly facts and statistics about every country. Includes flags.

England

Project Britain
British Cultural Icons
English Customs
From the St. Giles International School. Will open as a PDF.

Puerto Rico

Puerto Rican Culture
Culture
From a tourism website, but it gives examples of places.
Culture
From the Puerto Rico Convention Center.
Puerto Rican Public Holidays

Dutch Culture

Dutch Culture
Canadian Museum of Immigration
Top 10 Dutch Traditions
Dutch Culture
Includes holidays. From the website of the city of Enschede.

Hungarian Culture

Hungarian Facts and Culture
Hungarian Culture
Culture and Traditions
Hungarian Culture & Heritage Society
Hungarian Holidays

El Salvador

French Culture

French Culture and Customs
from LiveScience
French Culture and Customs
From NYU
French Culture and Facts
French Public Holidays
French Holidays
French Holidays

Chinese Culture

Chinese Culture and Customs
From Penn State University Science
Chinese Culture
Chinese Culture
Chinese Culture
From LiveScience
Chinese Holidays
Chinese Holidays

Welsh Culture

Welsh Culture
Welsh Culture
From the BBC
Welsh Culture and Traditions
Welsh Holidays
Be careful! Not all holidays are for Wales!

Slovak Culture

Lithuanian Culture

Armenian Culture

Jamaican Culture

Culture of the Philipines

Culture
Culture
Culture and Facts
Holidays
Holidays - Christmas in the Philippines
From CNN
Holidays for 2016
Official - from the government

Culture - All Countries

World Culture Encyclopedia
All countries are in alphabetical order.
Holidays
All countries listed alphabetically.
JustLanded
A site for expats. Search your country in the drop down box and then look for the "Culture" section on the left hand side.
Centre for Intercultural Learning
Find your country in the drop down box then select "Culture". This site is Canadian and gives a Canadian perspective, but it still is useful.

Indian Culture

Culture and Traditions
From LiveScience.
Culture
From the Minister of Tourism.
National Portal of India
8 Popular Festivals in India

German Culture

German Culture and Traditions
From LiveScience.
German Culture and Customs
From Goethe University in Frankfurt. Will open as a PDF.
German Holidays

Greek Culture

Polish Culture

Polish Culture
Polish Culture and Facts
Polish Festivals and Traditions
Opens as PDF

Irish Culture

Colombian Culture

All About Colombia
From the Colombian Embassy in Washington, D.C.
Colombian Facts and Culture
Colombian Culture
http://latintravelguide.com/colombia/culture
Colombian Festivals and Holidays
Colombian Holidays

Norwegian Culture

Swedish Culture

Culture of the Virgin Islands

Korean Culture

Bangladeshi Culture

Bangladeshi Culture

Trindiadian Culture

Culture and Holidays
Culture and Holidays
From the Consulate in NYC