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Happy Thanksgiving weekend to all fellow denizens of the great white north, and er..a good weekend to anyone who isn't.

Thanksgiving is in November, right?

well, I think it's different in Canada.

oooooooooooooohhh

*tips hat to Techno* Enjoy it!

Happy Thanksgiving, Techno! My mother's co-worker moved to Maine from Canada, and she was bumming at work.

Aye, happy Thanksgiving to my fellow Canadians! ^___^

By the way, while I do know the history behind the American Thanksgiving in late November, I know nothing about how our own came about! Would anyone knowledgeable like to clue me in, please?

Thanksgiving so early... I didn't know Canada had one though. Wow, that's cool. Well Happy Thanksgiving....

While my only tie to the Great Melanin-Challenged North is a paltry birth certificate, nevertheless, Thanksgiving: may it be blissful for thee.

Happy Thanks Giving Canadiens.

TheMelodyMaker wrote:By the way, while I do know the history behind the American Thanksgiving in late November, I know nothing about how our own came about! Would anyone knowledgeable like to clue me in, please?

The first Canadian Thanksgiving was celebrated on April 15, 1872 in thanks for the recovery of the future King Edward VII from a serious illness. The next Thanksgiving didn’t occur until 1879 when it was celebrated on a Thursday in November.

woot!

My history teacher just explained it to us a few days ago! It's actually just a bit simple! ^v^

They changed it (I don't remember when!) because before it was like United States, in November, but since in Canada crops would come earlier (everything dead by November ) they changed it to a month earlier! ^-^ And I think they wanted to differenciatate between Canada and United States.

Happy Thanksgiving to everyone! Turkey is very good! But it makes you sleepy~

Rev. Doc wrote:The first Canadian Thanksgiving was celebrated on April 15, 1872 in thanks for the recovery of the future King Edward VII from a serious illness. The next Thanksgiving didn’t occur until 1879 when it was celebrated on a Thursday in November.

RoyalWing wrote:They changed it (I don't remember when!) because before it was like United States, in November, but since in Canada crops would come earlier (everything dead by November ) they changed it to a month earlier! ^-^ And I think they wanted to differenciatate between Canada and United States.

Interesting; I didn't know any of that! Thanks for filling me in. ^_^

Happy Thanksgiving, eh!

Canada seemed to have a difficult time deciding when a day of Thanksgiving should occur. From 1879 to 1898 it was celebrated on a Thursday in November; from 1899 to 1907 on a Thursday in October (except in 1901 and 1904 when it was celebrated on a Thursday in November); from 1908 to 1921 on a Monday in October; and between 1922 and 1930 the Armistice Day Act declared that Thanksgiving would be celebrated on Armistice Day, the Monday of November 11. In 1931 the Act was amended and the old practice of Parliament declaring a day of Thanksgiving each year was resumed.

On January 31, 1957 Parliament issued a proclamation to fix permanently the second Monday in October as "a day of general Thanksgiving to Almighty God for the bountiful harvest with which Canada has been blessed.“

Good stuff. Happy Thanksgiving to all of our canucks!

(*looks around* I did some research to see if the term was derogatory and it seems like my impression was correct and it isn't. But if it is offensive, please let me know and accept my apologies )

Good history lesson. So that's why canada has their thanksgiving earlier.... that's cool.

Turkeys are friends not food. ^^