:canadaflag: Happy Thanksgiving USA Metal Detecting Crew

[PeggyK]

Wishing you a Thanksgiving full of Happiness, Health, Family & Feasting -
Here in Canada, our Thansgiving is actually held the second Monday in October - I think because we have a shorter growing season. We are most likely to have a killing frost in most areas of the country sometime in September.
Anyways, have a Blessed Thanksgiving -

 

[Anonymous]

Thank you, Peggy, and the same to you! Weather rather cold here and I guess it is where you are in Canada? God Bless! Betty

 

[Mike from MI "Iron Brigade"]

Can you tell us more about the Canadian Thanksgiving?
You know the history, traditions, etc....

 

[steve in so la]

Thanks Peggy - nice & warm here, not the same as a cold weather holiday, Steve in so az

 

[malaquin]

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[Paul(NWO)]

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[Mike from MI "Iron Brigade"]

Seen the Canadian flag and figured it was Leslie! Sorry Peggy!
Same question though!

 

[camel]

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[PeggyK]

I have to admit I stole Leslie's flag for this message -
I figured it was appropriate since it was a special message for those South of the border - the Canadian/American border, that is.

 

[PeggyK]

Can you tell us more about the Canadian Thanksgiving?
You know the history, traditions, etc....

It's actually not much different - Families get together for a Feast - usually turkey, sometimes goose or ham. The dinner is most often held of Sunday to give out-of-towners a chance to travel back to their communities on the holiday monday
Thanksgiving ceremonies have been around since the 1600s - thanksgiving for bountiful harvests, usually religious. etc - but it didn't become an official holiday until the 20th century. Most historians say we borrowed the idea of the holiday dinner/get-together from the Americans. The earlier thanksgiving celebrations were usually church services -

 

[Mike from MI "Iron Brigade"]

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[Digdoug]

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[Mike Chgo area]

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[dobbie]

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