As part of Winterfest, Christmas Around the World was hosted on Saturday, December 4 at the Downtown Plaza. There were brightly decorated Christmas trees celebrating national and international traditions as well as a food festival where attendees could enjoy Indigenous bannock, and butter chicken. A contingent from Africa including (l-r) Shem Mageto, Mikael, Amanda Mageto, Esther Agianaku, and Anthea Maseka were busy serving up puff-puffs, an African sweet, and African tea masala.