Do you know what a maple leaf is? It's on the CANADIAN flag.CANADIANS like it so much that they have special CELEBRATION in honour of this plant.
At the BEGINNING of spring sugar maples start to produce sap or tree water. The BOILING of sap and maple sugar to make maple syrup is one of the OLDEST traditions in Canada. They got it from native people of North America, Indians.
There are maple syrup FESTIVALS all over Canada. They USUALLY start in March and last from three to six eeks. You can see sap coming from rees and help cook syrup. You can listen to live music and take part in FUNNY contests.