Thanksgiving Day

Posted by Ian McKenzie
Written on October 9, 2006

To day is Thanksgiving Day in Canada. The first thanksgiving celebration in North America was held in Newfoundland, 43 years before the Pilgrims celebrated at the Plymouth Plantation.

Thanksgiving is related to harvest festivals that had long been a traditional holiday in much of Europe. The first North American celebration of these traditional festivals by Europeans was held in Newfoundland by Martin Frobisher and the Frobisher Expedition to find the Northwest Passage in 1578, and Canadians trace their Thanksgiving to that festival.

Thanksgiving - Wikipedia

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    Happy Thanksgiving!!!!

    Comment by Deb on October 9, 2006 @ 1:18 pm

    Thanks Deb. Canadian Thanksgiving is not the commercial extravaganza it seems to be south of the border. Today is one of the quieter days of the year.

    Comment by Ian McKenzie on October 9, 2006 @ 1:50 pm

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