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Sweethoney2007
10/11/2008 2:32 pm |
Canada, Thanksgiving is celebrated on the second Monday in October. The origin and history of Thanksgiving Day in Canada is different from the American Thanksgiving. Whereas the American tradition talks about remembering Pilgrims and settling in the New World, Canadians give thanks for a successful harvest. The geographical location of Canada is further north as compared to the United States therefore the harvest season falls earlier in Canada. In Canada Thanksgiving 2008 will be celebrated on second Monday in October 13th October 2008. History and Origin of Canadian Thanksgiving There are three traditions behind Canadian Thanksgiving Day: 1. The farmers in Europe held celebrations at the time of harvesting to give thanks for their good fortune of a bountiful harvest and abundance of food. The farmers would fill a goat's curved horn with fruits and grains. This curved horn was known as a cornucopia or the horn of plenty. It is believed that when the European farmers came to Canada they brought this tradition of Thanksgiving with them. 2. The history of Thanksgiving in Canada is related to Martin Frobisher, who was an English navigator. He made a lot of efforts to find a northern passage to the Orient. Though he did not succeed in his efforts but he was able to establish a settlement in Northern America. In the year 1578, he held a formal ceremony, in what is now known as Newfoundland, to give thanks for surviving the long journey. This is considered the first Canadian Thanksgiving. Martin Frobisher was later knighted and an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean in northern Canada was named as ' Frobisher Bay' after him. When other settlers arrived here they continued this ceremony of giving thanks. 3. The third influence occurred in 1621 in what is now the United States. Here the pilgrims, who were the English colonists, celebrated their first harvest in the New World at Plymouth Massachusetts. By the 1750s this celebration of harvest was brought to Nova Scotia by American settlers from the south. In the 1600s, another navigator Samuel de Champlain crossed the ocean and arrived to Canada. Other French Settlers also came with him and their group held huge feasts of thanks for the harvests. On this event they shared their food with the Native American neighbors and thus involved them in their celebrations. Then they formed ' The Order of Good Cheer' which marked the harvests and other events as well. After the Seven Year's War ended in 1763, the citizens of Halifax held a special day of Thanksgiving. During the American Revolution the Americans who remained loyal to England moved to Canada. They brought with themselves the customs and practices of the American Thanksgiving to Canada. In 1879, the Parliament declared 6th day of November as the day of Thanksgiving and also declared it a national holiday. Over the years different dates were used for celebrating the Thanksgiving Day in Canada but the most popular date was the 3rd Monday of October. After World War I, both Armistice Day and Thanksgiving Day were celebrated on a common day that was Monday of the week in which fell the 11th day of November. Ten years later, in 1931, both Armistice Day and Thanksgiving Day became separate holidays and Armistice Day was renamed as the 'Remembrance Day'. Finally, on January 31st, 1957, the Parliament issued a proclamation to fix permanently the 2nd Monday in October as the Thanksgiving Day. The Proclamation goes as... "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…" Happy thanksging to my Canadian and American brethren. I am having family over and will see you all later! Blessings from your blogger friend, Sweethoney! Isaiah 42:8 " I am the Lord; that is my name! And My glory I will not give to another, nor My praise to graven images." |
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10/11/2008 4:10 pm |
As one eurocan (European AmeriCAN) to anther Eurocan (European CANadian) Happy thanks giving.
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10/11/2008 5:09 pm |
Happy Thanksgiving to all you Canadians out there! We will be celebrating Columbus Day...well actually I'll be working but the banks will be closed, I'll have no trash pickup, and no mail delivery...go figure He is no fool if he should choose to lose the things he cannot keep to gain what he can never lose.....Jim Elliott Deena 
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 10/12/2008 9:14 am |
lovegrace3 Same to you my Yankie Doodle bro! Isaiah 42:8 " I am the Lord; that is my name! And My glory I will not give to another, nor My praise to graven images."
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10/12/2008 9:14 am |
floridagal2 Thanks, have agoodone yourself! Blessings! Isaiah 42:8 " I am the Lord; that is my name! And My glory I will not give to another, nor My praise to graven images."
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 10/13/2008 2:51 am |
Happy thanksgiving Sweethoney, whatever the origins it is always good to remember to give thanks for all the blessings we have as individuals and as nations. Always good to remember that all is from God, Praise Him  Also, my geography is improving... good to meet folk from different countries and backgrounds Regards
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10/13/2008 10:34 am |
godschoice2008 Thanks. I need to keep my thankful heart because if the conservatives get in again I will not be happy about it. La vie longue soverignty canadienIsaiah 42:8 " I am the Lord; that is my name! And My glory I will not give to another, nor My praise to graven images."
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10/13/2008 11:19 pm |
Awsome another day somewhere in the world set aside to give thanks to God.
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10/14/2008 12:19 am |
sephiesaved Why of course...there is a whole world out there. Isaiah 42:8 " I am the Lord; that is my name! And My glory I will not give to another, nor My praise to graven images."
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