Have you ever wondered how other cultures celebrate Christmas? Great, let’s get started with Lands and People!
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Lands and People is extremely easy to use, you can simply enter a search term in the search box next to Find it Fast. Or you limit your results to one type of publication, such as an Atlas, Encyclopedia or Dictionary.
Find it Fast
1. Simply enter the term Christmas in the search box. You will get a list of several countries that celebrate Christmas.
2. Scroll down the list until you find a country you are interested in, and then simply click on it.
3. Next, scroll through the article until you see the word Christmas highlighted in red. This is where you will find the information about the traditions and how this country celebrates Christmas.
Publication Search
1. Click on any publication to search in. the list includes, Encyclopedia, Atlas, Almanac, and many more.
2. This allows you to limit your search only to the publication selected, which will give you fewer results than if you search all publications at once.
Was that easy? Remember this does not only have to be used for celebrations, you can also use this when you have to do your country projects as well.