By Aaliyah Dasoo With the holiday season approaching, Toronto is getting ready to celebrate in many different ways. With Christianity being the largest religion in Canada, much of Canadian society is dictated by Christian principles – statutory holidays being one of them. A number of statutory holidays in Canada have a christian affiliation. This includes;…
Baby it’s cold outside, lets go online shopping!
By: Rosie Leonard With the holiday season upon us, Jean Kim, a fourth-year film student at Ryerson, said she typically does her holiday shopping in-store, but is planning to switch to online shopping this year. “I just have no time to go to the actual physical store and it’s just easier for it to be…
Taking the ‘Christ’ out of Christmas: Consumerism over the holidays
Courtesy of Toronto Christmas Market. The Christ mass comes secondary to the gift buying celebration of the holiday season as traditions become part of non-Christian December festivities. Music courtesy of KON via YouTube. Video by Gracie Brison. By: Alya Stationwala It’s late on Christmas Eve. The lights are out and her boys are fast asleep…
‘Tis the season to travel
By Ekaterina Giannikos The holiday season is the time to travel for most people. Many people look forward to going on vacation over the holiday season. While, other people like Stefani Gervais, a flight attendant, do a lot of travelling over the holiday season with very minimal days off. Gervais said she’ll work from the 24th…