Happy Thanksgiving|

[Selfish]

To all who know of the Canadian holiday - Happy Thanksgiving!

Hope your weeked is long and gorgeous, and full of saged turkey!

Cheers to all!

[The_Phat_G]

Thanksgiving? In October?

Savagery.

Seriously, how did this one come about? As a former history major, I'm genuinely interested. Silly Cannucks, you.

[Fifthfiend]

They're making up their own Thanksgiving now?

Good lord, it's like they think they're a real country or something!

[Daimo Mac, The Blue Light of Hope]

They're making up their own Thanksgiving now?

Good lord, it's like they think they're a real country or something!

a real country that burned down YOUR white house years ago.

/edit

The origin of the Canadian Thanksgiving stems before the Pilgrims landed at Plymoth Rock.

The first and original Thanksgiving comes from Canada. 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 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 Canada. 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. This is considered the first Canadian Thanksgiving, and the first Thanksgiving to have taken place in North America. 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 Native-Canadian neighbours.

After the Seven Year's War ended in 1763 handing over Canada to the British, the citizens of Halifax held a special day of Thanksgiving.

During the American Revolution, American refugees who remained loyal (United Empire Loyalists) to Great Britain were exiled from the United States and came to Canada. They brought the customs and practices of the American Thanksgiving to Canada.

Eventually in 1879, the Canadian Parliament declared November 6th a day of Thanksgiving and a national holiday in Canada. 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, 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]

The first Thanksgiving Day in Canada after Confederation was observed on April 5, 1872 to celebrate the recovery of the Prince of Wales (later King Edward VII) from a serious illness. Before then, thanksgiving days were observed beginning in 1799 but did not occur every year. 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 the First World War it was for Armistice Day and more recently and including today it has been a day of general thanksgiving.

[Sir Pinkleton]

a real country that burned down YOUR white house years ago.


That's just because we let you. :p

Anywho, happy Canadian Thanksgiving! Eat pie!

[ZERO.]

They're making up their own Thanksgiving now?

Good lord, it's like they think they're a real country or something!

I know!

It's crazy, right?

[The_Phat_G]

Aw, man. That's like our Thanksgiving, only without all the lying and genocide!

How droll.

[Magus]

Just another Canuck attempt to overshadow a real American hero, Columbus. Yes, the old Italian-Spanish-American's holiday is the same day, and I shall of course celebrate it in all defiance of this so called "Thanksgiving", by not only saying I discovered something that already had people on it but of course, causing their mass genocide through disease. Hurrah!

[TopHatAssassin]

"American Thanksgiving is similar, but distinct, from regular thanksgiving."
http://www.qwantz.com/index.pl?comic=206

[Khael!]

As if that weren't crazy enough, I just had a fabulous turkey dinner, stuffing from beyong the gates of heaven, fine Merlot wine, and two different kinds of pie with vanilla icecream. And tomorrow we celebrate it all over again at my Grandparents' house. ^_^ We need a maple leaf emote for how much I love being born where I am.

:rmage: "I picked out this turkey myself. He has a tasty score of +5/+5!"

[Major Blood]

You know this whole Canada vs US thing? Let's let google settle this.

Fear... (http://googlefight.com/index.php?lang=en_GB&word1=Canada&word2=United+States)

If i had my way, turkey day would be every day...

[Khael!]

Oh, man was that gooood turkey. I agree that Turkey day should be every day. Furthermore, it should be followed by the observing and devouring of perfection and quality. Better known as pumpkin pie.

Also, dare I ask who made this? (http://googlefight.com/index.php?lang=en_GB&word1=POS+Industries+and+fifthfiend+suck&word2=zero+TOTALLY+SUCKS)

[The_Phat_G]

On a brighter note, this is indeed an excuse for us Americans to stuff ourselves full of deliciosity on yet another day of the year!

And the huddled masses did rejoice, for it was tasty.

[Mesden]

You know this whole Canada vs US thing? Let's let google settle this.

Fear... (http://googlefight.com/index.php?lang=en_GB&word1=Canada&word2=United+States)

If i had my way, turkey day would be every day...

Oh really now? (http://googlefight.com/index.php?lang=en_GB&word1=Canada&word2=USA)

Oh happy whatever to you Canadian wackos!

Chicken is better anyhow >.>.

[Khael!]

What? You call that a fair comparison?? USA only came out ahead because we're too secretive to post info on our atom-bomb facilities online... shi-whoops.

bleh... Talcum powder! You like turkey! Continue I say!

[greed]

I envy you guys, you both get 2 turkey eating holidays. We've just got Christmas. If it's still on, Happy Canadian Thanksgiving.

[Khael!]

Good timing, it is technically tomorrow. My family's just nutso. I mean, look at me; my avatar wears a +3 pimp hat!

You could always do what my brother did and ask to have a turkey dinner on your birthday.

[Sir Pinkleton]

I just had some 3 hour old chicken from KFC, and a biscuit. It was dry. I envy you. I know, I'll hit you with my envy stick!

*whack*

EDIT: Turkey day!

[Daimo Mac, The Blue Light of Hope]

Good timing, it is technically tomorrow. My family's just nutso. I mean, look at me; my avatar wears a +3 pimp hat!

You could always do what my brother did and ask to have a turkey dinner on your birthday.


Well, don;t forget Easter. Mind you that is more of a ham meal.

[The_Phat_G]

Well, don;t forget Easter. Mind you that is more of a ham meal.
I don't think my family has ever had a big Easter dinner. What's more, I'm to understand that it's supposed to be celebrated with ham?

There are going to be some major changes around my household.

[Daimo Mac, The Blue Light of Hope]

I don't think my family has ever had a big Easter dinner. What's more, I'm to understand that it's supposed to be celebrated with ham?

There are going to be some major changes around my household.

different family, different feast.