Canadian Thanksgiving

General Topics
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To all the Canadians celebrating our Thanksgiving.

There’s never enough time to do all the nothing you want:
http://www.gocomics.com/calvinandhobbes/2009/10/11

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Happy Thanksgiving, Yokenny, and all our Canadian friends. :smiley:

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Happy Thanksgiving, all our Canadian forum friends.

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Happy Thanksgiving.

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Thanks Mark

The Kiss concert must have been great here as I could hear it booming through to my apartment last Wednesday:
http://www.generalmotorscentre.com/calendar/cal-10.html

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I’ll bet, I’m just waiting for them to come to my area.

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Happy,Safe, Thanksgiving Canada!!

That calls for a Clancy’s Amber Ale!!

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Happy Thanksgiving! all Canadians on board.

Have a brother in Canada too.

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Happy Thanksgiving!

Wishing you all a great day

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Happy Thanksgiving, Yokenny. Could you help me to make clear some questions?

I am a teacher of English and every year I tell my pupils about customs, traditions and holidays of English-speaking countries. Could you explain what “Canadian Thanksgiving” is? What is the difference between it and “American Thanksgiving”?

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@George Yves

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.
http://www.twilightbridge.com/hobbies/festivals/thanksgiving/canada

I worked in Raleigh N.C. for 2.5 years and had the opportunity to experience an American Thankgiving first hand and had a 4 day weekend so I went to see the Biltmore Mansion in Ashville N.C. that was quite beautiful and large. We drove along the Blue Ridge Parkawy for a bit on the way back and it was amazing with all the trees in their Fall colors.
While I was there I received my nickname as the locals say Yo instead of Hello.
http://www.biltmore.com
The tour there included a sampling of the wines made there.

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@Yokenny

Thanks for the information. :slight_smile:

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Its that time again.
http://www.google.ca

[b]On this day we give thanks[/b]

Even on Thanksgiving Day, it is easy to find innumerable things to complain about if only focusing on the small picture.

The big picture, however, should be the key focal point on a day such as today, but it is too often barely considered or, worse, taken for granted.

Instead, it’s the small things in life that too often block the view and the viewpoint.

http://www.torontosun.com/comment/editorial/2010/10/11/15651546.html

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This is from my basset hound Fred and me:

http://www.jacquielawson.com/viewcardm.asp?code=2410354154820&ob=1&cont=1

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Happy Thankdgiving to YoKenny and all Canadians ! :slight_smile:

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Happy Thanks Giving!!! Enjoy the Turkey !
Keep up the maple syrup production!

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Happy Thanksgiving Canada!
I am ignorant and didn’t realize that there was a Canadian Thanksgiving so I googled it and came up with this website.

http://www.twilightbridge.com/hobbies/festivals/thanksgiving/canada/

I learn something new every day.

RoRo 8) 8)

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We are having a glorious Thanksgiving weekend.
http://www.cbc.ca/weather/s0000458.html

That’s 77°F :slight_smile:

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You’re a lucky guy…

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It would be nice to be able to go to an Oktoberfest though:
http://www.oktoberfest.de/en