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Nightingale
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Date: November 25, 2021 04:12PM
We've already had our Thanksgiving up here in our little slice of North America. Ours is on the second Monday in October (US Columbus Day). The date has something to do with harvest times here in the North.
I didn't manage to get hold of a turkey this year. I'm so looking forward to Christmas to make up for that lost opportunity. I'm dreaming of gravy and cranberry sauce these days.
I'm imagining you all enjoying your celebrations, in whatever form they take for you and yours.
It's a dreary rainy day today and seems more like dusk than early afternoon. We're expecting a deluge later on and for the next few days. I used to really like rain. Not quite in these quantities though.
For now, endless china cups full of English tea are doing a fine job of keeping me content. That and my new mystery novel. :)
Here's a little blurb from Britannica about the origin and meaning of Canadian Thanksgiving:
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Thanksgiving-Day"Days of thanksgiving in Canada also [as well as U.S.] originated in the colonial period, arising from the same European traditions, in gratitude for safe journeys, peace, and bountiful harvests. The earliest celebration was held in 1578, when an expedition led by Martin Frobisher held a ceremony in present-day Nunavut to give thanks for the safety of its fleet. In 1879 Parliament established a national Thanksgiving Day on November 6; the date has varied over the years. Since 1957 Thanksgiving Day has been celebrated in Canada on the second Monday in October."
From the same article re American Thanksgiving:
"The holiday associated with Pilgrims and Native Americans has come to symbolize intercultural peace, America’s opportunity for newcomers, and the sanctity of home and family."
Would that could be 100% achieved.
I hope everybody's having a happy day. Anybody want to share? Turkey, whiskey, stories of home...?
I'm making myself hungry.
Edited 3 time(s). Last edit at 11/25/2021 04:27PM by Nightingale.