Happy Thanksgiving, Eh!

A quick good morning and Happy Thanksgiving to all of my Canadian's in the room.

Hope everyone is enjoying a nice long weekend full of family and good food!! :hungry:

I know I have a lot to be thankful for this year... Gobble Gobble!

I think I'm still stuffed!! lol

I'm thankful for my very supportive wife, and two healthy children.

So much more, but that is the main ones.

Happy Thanksgiving you too!

Thanksgiving isnt until november though... lolol

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Originally Posted by Mike41793

Thanksgiving isnt until november though... lolol

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Happy Columbus Day for you Mike!

I tried doing a quick search to find out why Canada and the US celebrate Thanksgiving on different days, but there were no 'to the point' answers...

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Date of Thanksgiving
In the United States Thanksgiving was observed on various dates but by the mid 20th century, most states celebrated on the last Thursday in November. On December 26, 1941, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed a bill into law making Thanksgiving a national holiday and settling it to the 4th Thursday in November. The day after Thanksgiving is also a holiday so Thanksgiving is always a 4-day weekend for Americans.

Similarly in Canada, the festival did not have a fixed date until the late 19th century, at which time it was typically held on November 6. In 1957 the Canadian Parliament proclaimed Thanksgiving to be observed on the 2nd Monday of October. Thanksgiving is a 3-day weekend in Canada.

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Originally Posted by Mike41793

Thanksgiving isnt until november though... lolol

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Unless you live in Canada, it's the past weekend. :-D

Source from GlobalTV

ome Canadian Thanksgiving facts:

- Canadian Thanksgiving is always celebrated on the second Monday in October, earlier than the American Thanksgiving, which is held in November. Since 1971 it has coincided with Columbus Day in the U.S.

- The first Thanksgiving feast in the U.S. was held in 1621 when the Pilgrims celebrated their harvest. However, the Americans did not invent Thanksgiving. English navigator Martin Frobisher held a celebration of thanks in 1578 in what is now Newfoundland as he had survived the long journey over the seas.

- In 1879 Parliament declared November 6th to be a Thanksgiving holiday, and then after World War I both Armistice Day and Thanksgiving were celebrated on the Monday of the week in which November 11th fell. In 1931 Armistice Day became Remembrance Day, and then on January 31, 1957, parliament declared Thanksgiving to be held every year on the second Monday in October.

- Thanksgiving is a statutory holiday in Canada, except in PEI, Newfoundland and Labrador, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia.

- Although Thanksgiving falls on a Monday, many have their dinner and family get-togethers on the Sunday.

- While it is widely believed eating turkey makes you sleepy, many experts believe it is actually the carbohydrates that are part of the Thanksgiving meal that causes you to feel tired.

- Turducken is fast becoming a popular alternative to turkey on Thanksgiving, as it gives you the best of three worlds, turkey, duck, and chicken all baked together.

- There are 80 cranberry farms in B.C. with many destined for the Thanksgiving table, and while it is doubtful cranberries were served at the first Thanksgiving meals, the indigenous people used them for cooking and dyeing and introduced them to the pilgrims.

- While pumpkins are a staple of many Canadian Thanksgiving meals as well, they also originated with indigenous people and it is not known if they were present at the first Thanksgiving meals. However, there are recipes for pumpkin pie that date back to the 1650s.

- Canadians consumed 145.5 million kg of turkey in 2010, with 3.1 million whole turkeys purchased last year for Thanksgiving. This was about 30 per cent of all whole turkeys sold during the year according to the Turkey Farmers of Canada.



Read it on Global News: Global BC | Canadian Thanksgiving facts and trivia

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Originally Posted by 4Ballz

- Turducken is fast becoming a popular alternative to turkey on Thanksgiving, as it gives you the best of three worlds, turkey, duck, and chicken all baked together.

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Turducken is way better when it is deep-fried with a can of beer! :gj:

Well then happy Thanksgiving!! Thanksgiving is my Favorite holiday. It's one of the few times I can get with my family with out there being a death or (like Christmas) spend an arm and leg. Now that I know my Canadian friends have thanksgiving too I can celebrate twice!!

Happy Thanksgiving! I am not Canadian, but have been celebrating for the passed 8 years as my friend's wife is from Calgary. Double the Thanksgiving, double the fun! :D

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Originally Posted by ChrisS

Now that I know my Canadian friends have thanksgiving too I can celebrate twice!!

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Yessir! Some of my family flew in from California and Alaska for this thanksgiving. Was quite nice to see everyone...

We always celebrate both Canadian and American thanksgiving, me and my Dad's side of the family are originally from Southern Illinois! :gj:

I need to find a canadian chick to marry so i can have double thanksgivings...