Happy Canadian thankgiving!

**Foskamink** · 10-08-2006, 01:39 PM

congrats

**paulzane** · 10-08-2006, 01:44 PM

Why thank you ... have a good day Mizfit

**FITFANATIK** · 10-08-2006, 02:23 PM

Originally Posted by Mizfit

....and a happy one to you and yours as well!!

....two dinners to go to, and I'm already up 18#s in 3 weeks!!!

...gotta luv the cold winter months

....an excuse to fill right out!!!

**Mizfit** · 10-08-2006, 03:13 PM

Hmm no excuse for me to fill out - women still wear tight cloths- only way i gain warmth is to layer - warm cloths r just not fashionable

**STYLE74** · 10-08-2006, 03:28 PM

Happy Thanksgiving!

**wascaptain5214** · 10-08-2006, 03:57 PM

yall eat turkey for lunch on yall thanksgiving day? also, i thought thanksgiving was a US thing. anyway....happy thanksgiving day back at ya

**Mizfit** · 10-08-2006, 04:18 PM

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.

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 Northern America. In the year 1578, he held a formal ceremony, in what is now called Newfoundland, to give thanks for surviving the long journey. This is considered the first Canadian Thanksgiving. 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 Indian neighbours.

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

During the American Revolution, Americans who remained loyal to England moved to Canada where they brought the customs and practices of the American Thanksgiving to Canada. There are many similarities between the two Thanksgivings such as the cornucopia and the pumpkin pie.

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

***Doc.Sust*** · 10-08-2006, 07:24 PM

canada has a thanks giving?that news to me, i lived with a few canadians and they never spoke of it or celebrated it

**shifty_git** · 10-08-2006, 07:29 PM

happy thanks giving!!
we dont celebrate it here in the uk, but respect what it means!!!

***Doc.Sust*** · 10-08-2006, 07:40 PM

Originally Posted by captain5214

yall eat turkey for lunch on yall thanksgiving day? also, i thought thanksgiving was a US thing. anyway....happy thanksgiving day back at ya

yes, what do you eat?

**deepinsideofme** · 10-09-2006, 03:59 PM

same to you Miz and all the other Canucks

***Doc.Sust*** · 10-09-2006, 04:02 PM

what do you EAT!?!?!?!?!

**Mizfit** · 10-09-2006, 06:06 PM

Originally Posted by Doc.Sust

what do you EAT!?!?!?!?!

Turkey of course!

**Ejuicer** · 10-09-2006, 06:27 PM

Originally Posted by Mizfit

Turkey of course!

And if i'm bulking, a whole pumpkin pie afterwards as well.

**Mizfit** · 10-09-2006, 06:40 PM

Originally Posted by Ejuicer

And if i'm bulking, a whole pumpkin pie afterwards as well.

I still haven't really grown fond of the whole pumpkin pie thng.. when i was little my dad called it baby poop pie and i haven't ever been able to taste it

**Ejuicer** · 10-09-2006, 06:45 PM

Originally Posted by Mizfit

I still haven't really grown fond of the whole pumpkin pie thng.. when i was little my dad called it baby poop pie and i haven't ever been able to taste it

I see how that could be a little unappealing. This year i broke tradition anyways and made a pumpkin cheesecake. It tastes great and might be a little more appetizing for you.