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Thanksgiving (French: Action de grâce) or Thanksgiving Day (French: Jour de l'Action de grâce), is an annual Canadian holiday held on the second Monday in October. Outside of the country, it may be referred to as Canadian Thanksgiving to distinguish it from the American holiday of the same name and related celebrations in other regions .
Thanksgiving Day in Canada has been a holiday on the second Monday of October since 1957. It is a chance for people to give thanks for a good harvest and other fortunes in the past year. Thanksgiving Day in Canada is a time for family and food.
Today Canadian Thanksgiving is held on the second Monday of October every year, or at least it has been since Canadian Parliament declared it so on January 31, 1957. Before this, Thanksgiving in Canada had been held sporadically, often coinciding with other major events and anniversaries.
A national civic holiday rather than a religious one, it was held to celebrate the recovery of the Prince of Wales (later King Edward VII) from an illness. Thanksgiving was first observed as an annual event in Canada on 6 November 1879.
Nov 17, 2023 · Here is how Canada celebrates their big holiday as well as four ways that the Canadian and U.S. Thanksgivings differ. 1. Canadian Thanksgiving is in October—and on a Monday. That’s right! Canadian Thanksgiving happens a full month and a half before American Thanksgiving, on the second Monday in October ( Monday, October 9, 2023 ).
Oct 3, 2022 · Canadians celebrate Thanksgiving on the second Monday of October, unlike our southern neighbours who celebrate the holiday in November. This year, Thanksgiving day Canada is on Monday, October 10, 2022. Early October is a transitioning stage for Canadians.
Oct 11, 2021 · Canadian Thanksgiving started in 1859 when Protestant leaders called on the colonial government to create a day for giving thanks. As many Canadians gather this weekend to enjoy a feast with...
Sep 24, 2023 · Unlike Thanksgiving, which always falls on the fourth Thursday of November no matter the date, Canada's version occurs on the second Monday in October—which is October 9 in 2023. That's about six weeks before Thanksgiving, although Canadian Thanksgiving coincidentally coincides with Columbus Day and Indigenous Peoples' Day here in the States.
Oct 6, 2017 · Though Canada does have a first Thanksgiving story analogous to the U.S. story of the feast at Plymouth in 1621 — it involves the pirate/explorer Martin Frobisher giving thanks in 1578 for a...
Oct 11, 2019 · Unlike American Thanksgiving, Canada’s national Thanksgiving date took decades to become standardized and annual. In 1957, Canada’s parliament set the date as the second Monday in October.
