That's an order from above. Me.

 

Mine started happy early this morning. It should end well and improved too. Hope yours is. Hi ho hi ho it's off to work I go. Maybe TigerHawk will bring me something from her Parents' dinner.

 

Anyone doing anything rather note-worthy ?

happy thanksgiving everyone , I am going to have a thanksgiving dinner with my family that my wife is making (shes a good cook)

Happy Thanksgiving to you all too.

why is it Thanksgiving in October for Canadians?

 

 

just wondering.

Here ya go, since I don't think they teach Canadian history at all in US schools.

 

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

Well said Klink. Also we have it in October to give us Canadians more time to start thinking about Christmas, and getting our shopping done earlier

 

Now to the matter at hand

 

http://toons.artie.com/thanksgiving/arg-pilgrim-hunt-bg-happy-thanksgiving.gif

Is that an animation of Cam chasing you around the living room?

So you guys don't have the day off for thanksgiving????

 

Col Hogan???

 

If so,,,bummer. I think us military members will have a 4 day weekend.

Happy Thanksgiving to my neighbors from across the lake! (Lake Erie, that is haha)

 

 

 

They do teach some Canadian history in schools, Klink. I learned about the harvest thing AND I remember learning about Samuel de Champlain. that name was drilled into me at my school. I think I learned about him in, 5th or 6th grade? (damn, that was a long time ago LOL I feel old...)

So you guys don't have the day off for thanksgiving????

 

Col Hogan???

 

If so,,,bummer. I think us military members will have a 4 day weekend.

yeah, we get it off as it is a stat holiday here. But now my long weekend is over:(

Well said Klink. Also we have it in October to give us Canadians more time to start thinking about Christmas, and getting our shopping done earlier

 

Now to the matter at hand

 

http://toons.artie.com/thanksgiving/arg-pilgrim-hunt-bg-happy-thanksgiving.gif

I'm the "turkey" it seems. But I love being in her hand, I mean hands

 

Is that an animation of Cam chasing you around the living room?

No that's what her parents would like to do with me she says

 

So you guys don't have the day off for thanksgiving????

 

Col Hogan???

 

If so,,,bummer. I think us military members will have a 4 day weekend.

I got paid extra though, for what it's worth and what I atleast know I'm worth. ($40/hr)

 

Happy Thanksgiving to my neighbors from across the lake! (Lake Erie, that is haha)

 

They do teach some Canadian history in schools, Klink. I learned about the harvest thing AND I remember learning about Samuel de Champlain. that name was drilled into me at my school. I think I learned about him in, 5th or 6th grade? (damn, that was a long time ago LOL I feel old...)

Thanks and same back at ya.

Here ya go, since I don't think they teach Canadian history at all in US schools.

 

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

 

ah ok. thanks for explaining that .

 

and it seems that everytime i read the word Canada, i say Canadia.

 

:X.