加拿大开启印度教遗产月 文化部长 Marc Miller 发表声明致贺
加拿大11月1日开启印度教遗产月。负责加拿大身份与文化及官方语言的部长 Marc Miller 当日在安大略省渥太华发表声明，庆祝印度教遗产月，并肯定印度教徒对加拿大的贡献。Miller 说，印度教传统在五千多年里塑造了世界各地的文化、社区与生活方式，今天全球有超过10亿人信奉印度教。
声明指出，在加拿大，印度教裔加拿大人以他们的思想、才华与传统丰富了社区，他们的故事是加拿大共同身份与遗产的重要组成部分。印度教遗产月也是欣赏多元文化的机会，多元让加拿大更强大。
Miller 向所有在11月庆祝这一节日的民众致以祝愿。加拿大联邦政府每年11月以官方声明等形式纪念印度教遗产月，肯定印度教裔社区在加拿大社会中的地位。
（来源：加拿大文化遗产部）
Canada Marks Hindu Heritage Month as Minister Marc Miller Issues Statement
Canada opened Hindu Heritage Month on November 1. Marc Miller, Minister of Canadian Identity and Heritage and Minister responsible for Official Languages, issued a statement in Ottawa, Ontario, celebrating Hindu Heritage Month and the contributions of Hindus in Canada. Miller said Hindu traditions have shaped cultures, communities and ways of life around the world for more than five millennia, and that more than 1 billion people practise Hinduism today.
The statement said Hindu Canadians have made lasting contributions to the country, strengthening communities through their ideas, talents and traditions, and that their stories are an important part of Canada's shared identity and heritage. Hindu Heritage Month is also an opportunity to appreciate the diversity that makes Canada stronger, it said.
Miller wished everyone celebrating in November a time of discovery and moments with loved ones. The federal government marks Hindu Heritage Month each November, recognizing the place of Hindu communities in Canadian society.
(Source: Canadian Heritage)
来源：加拿大文化遗产部
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图片来源：图：位于多伦多的 BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir 印度教寺庙（Wikimedia Commons 开放授权） / Photo: BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, a Hindu temple in Toronto (Wikimedia Commons, open licence)
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