Celebrated Canadian Thanksgiving over the weekend with some friends here (reminder: I will have to post the BEST recipe I've ever had for yams).
I realized I don't even know why they celebrate their Thanksgiving (do any of you??)
This is a picture of Canadian troops celebrating Thanksgiving in a bombed out cathedral in Cambrai, France - Oct 1918.
So if you're ever in the mood for random historical facts, they celebrate it for several different reasons (yes, I actually checked it out HERE on Wiki)
We decided we'd all deck out in our Canadian gear. The Robertson's were awesome - we had such a great time!! But we always love hanging out with them. Hal decided he didn't want to wear his sweatshirt so I made him wear the hat. Gotta love it. (And yes, we totally stood in front of the fireplace for a cheesy family photo)
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I got to celebrate a Canadian Thanksgiving as well, since I was in Canada for the holiday! We asked one guy why they celebrate it and it was because Canadians had been so blessed with everything they had and it was a time to give thanks for that.
Apparently not many in Canada actually KNOW when Thanksgiving is, because we asked lots of people and got a different answer from everyone. Our question was "Is Thanksgiving in Canada always on the 12th or is it always on a Monday?" Seriously, so many different answers including lots of "I don't knows."
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