Thanksgiving, observed annually on the second Monday in October, is on October 10, 2022. It is a time to honour friends, family, and other blessings for which Canadians
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The festival is specific to Canada and has nothing to do with Indigenous Day or Columbus Day in the US, which both fall on the same day this year.
Although Thanksgiving in the US has affected some aspects of Canadian Thanksgiving, such as the traditional meals offered, Canadian Thanksgiving has its own history that is more directly tied to European customs and Canada's indigenous peoples.
Here are five intriguing details regarding Canadian Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving has existed in Canada before European settlers did. Many people in Canada are aware that the native inhabitants of Turtle Island, or what is now known as North America, practised rituals of thanksgiving as a reward for their arduous work in gathering crops and game.
The first "Canadian" Thanksgiving was place in Newfoundland, Canada, in 1578, 43 years before the first "American" Thanksgiving. Later, in 1606, French immigrants and the local Mi'kmaq celebrated holidays together.
The holiday was formally proclaimed in 1879 and was to be celebrated annually on November 6. Thanksgiving was moved to the second Monday in October after World War I to avoid conflict with Remembrance Day, which is observed on November 11.
Thanksgiving was moved after World War I to the second Monday in October to avoid conflict with Remembrance Day, which is observed on November 11 to remember and honour the Canadian Armed Forces.
Although Canada's Thanksgiving is typically on a Monday, people there celebrate with meals like turkey, mashed potatoes, carrots, corn, sweet potatoes, stuffing, and pie over the course of the long weekend or more than one day. In addition, roast beef and ham dinners are prepared in place of...