picky Posted October 12, 2008 Share Posted October 12, 2008 Tomorrow, Monday October 13th, is Columbus Day here in the United States, but many of you may be unaware that it is also Canada's Thanksgiving Day, too. Living right next to the border between the two countries as I do makes me very aware of the goings-on in both countries. I listen to a lot of Canadian radio stations and watching curling and Don Cherry of 'Hockey Night in Canada' on CBET-TV during the hockey game intermissions, helps to make my life complete! LOL Best wishes to all! -Glenn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverSport Posted October 12, 2008 Share Posted October 12, 2008 Happy Thanksgiving and Best Wishes... Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daddy Dee Posted October 12, 2008 Share Posted October 12, 2008 Happy Thanksgiving, EH! p.s. Thanks Picky. I didn't know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fenderbender Posted October 12, 2008 Share Posted October 12, 2008 Happy Thanksgiving, EH! p.s. Thanks Picky. I didn't know. That's Ayyy, not Ehhh....I live with a Canadian!!!! It's also Laig, not leg......Eaig, not Egg.....Paassta, not pasta, ....Agaain, Aboot,........ As long as I get to have turkey with all the trimmings twice.... It's cool with me [<)] happy thanksgiving Canada!!1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators dtel Posted October 12, 2008 Moderators Share Posted October 12, 2008 Well happy Thanksgiving ! One question, what would be the standard Thanksgiving dinner in Canada or is it even celebrated like we tend to do here ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaspr Posted October 12, 2008 Share Posted October 12, 2008 Well happy Thanksgiving ! One question, what would be the standard Thanksgiving dinner in Canada or is it even celebrated like we tend to do here ? Turkey with all the trimmings is traditional here. I have heard that American Thanksgiving is "the big holiday" as compared to xmas...just the opposite up here. Thanks for the good wishes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Islander Posted October 12, 2008 Share Posted October 12, 2008 Turkey is traditional, but lobster is popular with some. The reason Canadian Thanksgiving is celebrated earlier is because of the shorter growing season north of the border, meaning earlier harvest time. Looking forward to dinner with the in-laws this evening. Thanks for the good wishes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators dtel Posted October 12, 2008 Moderators Share Posted October 12, 2008 " I have heard that American Thanksgiving is "the big holiday" as compared to xmas..." I don't know about everyone but it's about the same for both holidays for us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtimer Posted October 12, 2008 Share Posted October 12, 2008 I'm very ignorant about this. I know the US thanksgiving was started after the civil war (war between the states) as a healing mechanism. Why or how did Canada's start? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
picky Posted October 13, 2008 Author Share Posted October 13, 2008 I'm very ignorant about this. I know the US thanksgiving was started after the civil war (war between the states) as a healing mechanism. Why or how did Canada's start? OT: You KNOW of course, it's GOT to have something to do with HOCKEY! LOL [] -Glenn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacksonbart Posted October 13, 2008 Share Posted October 13, 2008 I'm very ignorant about this. I know the US thanksgiving was started after the civil war (war between the states) as a healing mechanism. Why or how did Canada's start? The history of Thanksgiving in Canada goes back to an explorer, Martin Frobisher, who had been trying to find a northern passage to the Orient. In the year 1578, he held a formal ceremony, in what is now the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, to give thanks for surviving the long journey. The feast was one of the first Thanksgiving celebrations in North America, although celebrating the harvest and giving thanks for a successful bounty of crops had been a long-standing tradition throughout North America by various First Nations and Native American groups. First Nations and Native Americans throughout the Americas, including the Pueblo, Cherokee, Cree and many others organized harvest festivals, ceremonial dances, and other celebrations of thanks for centuries before the arrival of Europeans in North America [3]. Frobisher 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 First Nations neighbours. After the Seven Years' War ended in 1763 handing over New France to the British, the citizens of Halifax held a special day of Thanksgiving. Thanksgiving days were observed beginning in 1799 but did not occur every year. After the American Revolution, American refugees who remained loyal to Great Britain moved from the United States and came to Canada. They brought the customs and practices of the American Thanksgiving to Canada. The first Thanksgiving Day after Canadian Confederation was observed as a civic holiday on April 5, 1872 to celebrate the recovery of the Prince of Wales (later King Edward VII) from a serious illness. Starting in 1879 Thanksgiving Day was observed every year but the date was proclaimed annually and changed year to year. The theme of the Thanksgiving holiday also changed year to year to reflect an important event to be thankful for. In the early years it was for an abundant harvest and occasionally for a special anniversary. After World War I, both Armistice Day and Thanksgiving were celebrated on the Monday of the week in which November 11 occurred. Ten years later, in 1931, the two days became separate holidays, and Armistice Day was renamed Remembrance Day. On January 31, 1957, the Canadian 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.[1] ” Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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