Holiday Questionnaire 2012
Bio/linguistic background
First name
May we use your first name in an article on our website? Yes
No
Last name
May we use your last name in an article on our website? Yes
No
Age
May we use your age in an article on our website? Yes
No
Country of birth
Raised in
(if different from above)
Variant of native language that you speak
(e.g. Canadian French)
Other languages that you speak
I’ve attached a head shot that you may use on RedLine’s website. Yes
No
I would like RedLine to link to my site. Yes
No
Use the following URL: www.
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Holiday phrases/customs
In my country, people wish each other “Merry Christmas” by saying
I’ve attached a sound file of my saying this phrase. Yes
No
In my country, people wish each other “Happy New Year” by saying
I’ve attached a sound file of my saying this phrase. Yes
No
In my country, people wish each other “Happy Hanukkah” by saying
I’ve attached a sound file of my saying this phrase. Yes
No
In my country, people wish each other “Happy Holidays” by saying
This could be any
generic, “catch-all” phrase that people use—if they use one at all—to wish others well (or good health
or happiness or prosperity), without knowing anything about their religious or cultural background.
I’ve attached a sound file of my saying this phrase. Yes
No
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Free response section
In a few sentences, describe your national or family Christmas traditions. Please include names
of customs, foods, beverages, songs, clothing, decorations, etc. in your native language (with
the translation in parentheses or an explanation of some kind). For example, “On Christmas Eve,
families gather at the dinner table for a meal that could last three or four hours, sometimes longer. We
always eat les huitres (oysters), which are served raw, and we...”
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In a few sentences, describe your national or family New Year’s traditions. Please include
names of customs, foods, beverages, songs, clothing, decorations, etc. in your native language
(with the translation in parentheses or an explanation of some kind). For example, “We call New
Year’s Eve le réveillon du Nouvel An, or le réveillon for short. We….”
In a few sentences, describe any other holiday tradition that you think would be of interest to
readers. Again, leave the names of customs, foods, etc. in your native language and provide a
translation or explanation.
Other comments
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