Thanksgiving Day - Canada

[jfa.series1]

Wishing all of our good friends in Canada a most Happy Thanksgiving!

[zKars]

Thanks! What do you get when you put a 28 lb turkey and 20 hungry friends and relatives together?

Nothing but enough scraps to make a pot of soup out of.... What am I supposed to eat for lunch for the rest of the week now?.. Good thing I love my friends and relatives.

[psdenno]

Happy Thanksgiving!  Obviously, I'm familiar with the USA version of Thanksgiving, but I know nothing of the traditions and history of Canadian Thanksgiving.  For my benefit and in an effort to raise the cultural awareness of your Datsun owning neighbors living south of the border, fill us in on how Thanksgiving came to be in Canada.

Dennis

Edited October 12, 2015 by psdenno

[Mike]

Turkey sandwiches!!    Happy Thanksgiving Canada

[240260280z]

Janet made a Pecan pie for today. .thinking of you and Vicki and all the southern gang!

 

Happy Thanksgiving

The Pilgrims

[zKars]

Happy Thanksgiving!  Obviously, I'm familiar with the USA version of Thanksgiving, but I know nothing of the traditions and history of Canadian Thanksgiving.  For my benefit and in an effort to raise the cultural awareness of your Datsun owning neighbors living south of the border, fill us in on how Thanksgiving came to be in Canada.

Dennis

I'll let our friends at wiki-impedia explain Canadian Thanksgiving. Not too surprising.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thanksgiving_(Canada)

[240260280z]

I think it goes back to 1606 here in New Scotland... early French settlers.
 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Order_of_Good_Cheer
 
This was ~ 14 years before the Mayflower sailed.

 

Yes we all wear tights and carry batons on Thanksgiving

 

And yes that is Santa Claus with the ham.

Edited October 13, 2015 by Blue

[Captain Obvious]

Yes we all wear tights and carry batons on Thanksgiving

 

 

Well duh. Who doesn't!!?

[SteveJ]

I'll let our friends at wiki-impedia explain Canadian Thanksgiving. Not too surprising.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thanksgiving_(Canada)

Jim,

The article left out the ceremonial apologizing to the turkey and pig before they are slaughtered for the feast.

[psdenno]

I'll let our friends at wiki-impedia explain Canadian Thanksgiving. Not too surprising.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thanksgiving_(Canada)

 

Interesting reading.  Especially the part about how during and after the American Revolution, American refugees who remained loyal to Great Britain moved from the newly independent United States to Canada. They brought the customs and practices of the American Thanksgiving to Canada, such as the turkey, pumpkin, squash, but no tights.

Dennis

[jfa.series1]

 

 

Yes we all wear tights and carry batons on Thanksgiving

 

 

 

We really need to see the pictures!

[siteunseen]

We really need to see the pictures!

 

I think that's Blue in the middle.

Edited October 13, 2015 by siteunseen