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Log Barn 1912
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Around 1776,Mennonitesbegan arriving inUpper Canadafrom German-speaking nations.The Germanlanguageremains one ofthe community'smost definitivecharacteristics.
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The AmericanRevolution inspireda wave ofapproximately2,000 SwissMennonites tomove to UpperCanada andacquire property inYork and Waterloocounties. In the1870's, 18,000Dutch Mennonitesleft Russia forNorth America.
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In 1917,conscriptioncaused evenmore Mennonitesto leave the USfor the CanadianPrairies. Then, theBolshevikRevolutionprompted 20,000more to fleeEurope.
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The SecondWorld Wardisplaced 12,000Mennonites fromEurope and afterthe war anadditional 8,000migrated toCanada. At theturn of the lastMillennium, therewere nearly200,000Mennonites livingin Canada.
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Mennonitestypicallyperpetuatetraditional ruralmodes of life,and encouragelove, peace, andjustice in all areasof life.
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The largestMennonite groupin Canada, theMennoniteChurch Canada,is headquarteredin Winnipeg andincludescongregationsfrom all over thenation.
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A long history ofpersecution haveinspiredMennonitecommunities toprefer awithdrawn andgenerallyexclusive way oflife to protecttheir identities.
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Peace and peaceprojects are amajor componentof Mennonite life.Mennonitespromoteconscientiousobjection viapetitions,literature, andcommunication.
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Mennonites inCanada arewidely known fortheir choralsinging, acongregationalmusic form that isallowed.Frequent songfestivals are heldall over Canada.
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Log Barn 1912was born from arich Mennonitetradition thatexemplifies themajor role thesecommunitieshave had informing thecultural andculinarybackbone of somany Canadians'identities.
