It's Thanksgiving on Monday October 9. What are your plans for meals and or visting family




History and Origin of Canadian Thanksgiving

In Canada Thanksgiving is celebrated on the second Monday in October. Unlike the American tradition of remembering Pilgrims and settling in the New World, Canadians give thanks for a successful harvest. The harvest season falls earlier in Canada compared to the United States due to the simple fact that Canada is further north.

The history of Thanksgiving in Canada goes back to an English explorer, Martin Frobisher, who had been trying to find a northern passage to the Orient. He did not succeed but he did establish a settlement in Northern America. In the year 1578, he held a formal ceremony, in what is now called Newfoundland, to give thanks for surviving the long journey. This is considered the first Canadian Thanksgiving. Other settlers arrived and continued these ceremonies. He was later knighted and had an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean in northern Canada named after him - Frobisher Bay.

At the same time, French settlers, having crossed the ocean and arrived in Canada with explorer Samuel de Champlain, also held huge feasts of thanks. They even formed 'The Order of Good Cheer' and gladly shared their food with their Indian neighbours.

After the Seven Year's War ended in 1763, the citizens of Halifax held a special day of Thanksgiving.

During the American Revolution, Americans who remained loyal to England moved to Canada where they brought the customs and practices of the American Thanksgiving to Canada. There are many similarities between the two Thanksgivings such as the cornucopia and the pumpkin pie.

Eventually in 1879, Parliament declared November 6th a day of Thanksgiving and a national holiday. Over the years many dates were used for Thanksgiving, the most popular was the 3rd Monday in October. After World War I, both Armistice Day and Thanksgiving were celebrated on the Monday of the week in which November 11th occurred. Ten years later, in 1931, the two days became separate holidays and Armistice Day was renamed Remembrance Day.

Finally, on January 31st, 1957, Parliament proclaimed...

"A Day of General Thanksgiving to Almighty God for the bountiful harvest with which Canada has been blessed ... to be observed on the 2nd Monday in October

This is gonna be weird: I'll be celebrating twice this year! Once tomorrow and back home in Ohio in November.

Tomorrow, I'll likely drive north of Toronto toward the lakes district, hang out and find some nice restaurant to visit with my family.

Happy holiday, luv4u!

Happy Holiday Luv


i'll be celebrating here in the usa it's TR's b-day

Happy Thanksgiving to you... and to all Canadians and Newfies....

Happy Thanksgiving, Canucks!

Happy Thanksgiving Luv, save some turkey 4 us unlucky 1s that have 2 work during the Holiday.

applekisses said:

I read it slow-mo and she said Canada sucks!

luv4u said:

Ah, you being Canadian explains alot.

Anyways, why don't Canadians have original holidays? This is just a weak copy of an American tradition. Is this saying; 'We're not American but not really capable of being original?'

What?

luv4u said:[quote]It's Thanksgiving on Monday October 9. What are your plans for meals and or visting family




History and Origin of Canadian Thanksgiving

At the same time, French settlers, having crossed the ocean and arrived in Canada with explorer Samuel de Champlain, also held huge feasts of thanks. They even formed 'The Order of Good Cheer' and gladly shared their food with their Indian neighbours.

Are they still teaching these lies up there? They didn't share their food with the Natives, they stole the food, let a few Natives that they needed help from eat, and left the rest to starve over the winter.
I have no problem with the European harvest celebrations, or being thankful, but:
I hate Thanksgiving, the way it's portrayed. The lies it perpetrates.It should be a day of mourning.

Okay, having said that, I hope you all have a great day with your loved ones.
[Edited 10/9/06 7:43am]

Happy Thanksgiving to luv4u and all orgers living in Canada.

Hey, we need a turkey emoticon here on the org!

Hey! Thanks. Hope you had a great weekend everyone.

thank you and happy thanksgiving to the rest of the canadians here.

and thanks for the info on the holiday.

HamsterHuey said:

*ahem* Scroll back up and read that again. The only thing the days really have in common is the name.

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luv4u said:

The truth lies somewhere in the middle of those two versions, as far as I can tell.

Thanskgiving sucked. I spent it alone pretty much.