PLUS: Come back to daddy Yesterday was Canadian Thanksgiving, which always takes place on the second Monday in October. I can already hear everyone tittering condescendingly about our sad, off-kilter and irrelevant Canadian habits and how we're just so obviously and sycophantically trying to be American, like little brother checking his pee-pee, then peeking at … Continue reading Being Thankful is SUCH a Bitch
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An Action of Grace: Canadian Thanksgiving
What's the purpose of Canadian Thanksgiving? From The Canadian Encyclopedia: The first Thanksgiving by Europeans in North America was held by Sir Martin Frobisher and his crew in the Eastern Arctic in 1578. They ate a meal of salt beef, biscuits and mushy peas to celebrate and give thanks for their safe arrival in what is now Nunavut. They celebrated … Continue reading An Action of Grace: Canadian Thanksgiving