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10-08-2010, 08:44 AM
Canadian Thanksgiving Oct 11
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Canadian Thanksgiving has roots in First Nations' ceremonies that gave thanks for a successful harvest. Explorer Martin Frobisher held the first European Thanksgiving celebration here in gratitude for a safe homecoming.
Thanksgiving, or Thanksgiving Day (Canadian French: Jour de l'Action de grâce), occurring on the second Monday in October (since 1959), is an annual Canadian holiday to give thanks at the close of the harvest season. Although the original act of Parliament references God and the holiday is celebrated in churches, the holiday is also celebrated in a secular manner.
On January 31, 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. ”
Canadian Thanksgiving coincides with Columbus Day in the United States and the Día de la Raza in most of Latin America.
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Canadian Thanksgiving has roots in First Nations' ceremonies that gave thanks for a successful harvest. Explorer Martin Frobisher held the first European Thanksgiving celebration here in gratitude for a safe homecoming.
Thanksgiving, or Thanksgiving Day (Canadian French: Jour de l'Action de grâce), occurring on the second Monday in October (since 1959), is an annual Canadian holiday to give thanks at the close of the harvest season. Although the original act of Parliament references God and the holiday is celebrated in churches, the holiday is also celebrated in a secular manner.
On January 31, 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. ”
Canadian Thanksgiving coincides with Columbus Day in the United States and the Día de la Raza in most of Latin America.