Happy Thanksgiving Canadian Micechatters

[kelly]

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Thanks I never knew that

[Barbossa]

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why is american thanksgiving later :lol::lol:

I think it's got some political reasoning behind it - why our Thanksgiving is earlier. We already have a day off in November - Nov 11, which falls on a Sunday this year, so we actually get Monday off. So since we have a holiday in November, I think the government decided to have a statutory holiday in October since there wasn't one, and, originally, our Thanksgiving was also in November - during the same week as Remembrance Day. At some point it was decided to switch it to October and celebrate the Harvest. The only provinces that don't get the Monday (today) off are the maritime provinces: New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island. Here's more about it on Wiki:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_Thanksgiving

I think there's talk of giving us a stat holiday in February now as there isn't one established yet in that month.

I'm not having turkey dinner until two weeks from now - that's the earliest my family can meet up. I think my parents are coming over this coming weekend and my sister just went down to Mexico for a couple of weeks so we won't be chowing down on turkey until she gets back.

[kelly]

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[splashmountainfreak]

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How come Canadian thanksgiving is earlier?

Because its that much cooler.

[kelly]

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How come Canadian thanksgiving is earlier?

why is american thanksgiving later :lol::lol:

[PrincessY]

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He shan't be coming home.

He'll be too much in awe of the wonder that is Calgary.

He's not actually there right now (the wonders of long distance business meetings through email), but we have both been there in the middle of winter. It was 60* F below (wind chill) and the locals warned us not to go outside for too long or our lungs would freeze. This California girl had a hard time with that weather! Not sure I could get used to living in some place where I had to plug in my car in the winter. But the mountains were beautiful - we went up to Banff and stayed in the Banff Springs Hotel.

[Rex Dopey24]

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haha lol. Great turkey picture.

[aashee]

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Early Thanksgiving? Sweet! Still warm enough you can work on your tan.



Happy Thanksgiving neighbors to the north!

[vmkGAME_CODES]

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Happy thanks giving. Hope you had a good dinner if you had it tonight
bad weather but battery back up's and a couple board games helped .
happy thanksgiving! ~_~

[garbear]

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How come Canadian thanksgiving is earlier?

[Rex Dopey24]

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I hope everyone enjoys the food.

[splashmountainfreak]

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Good to know. Hubby is doing business with people in Calgary right now, and we would have never known.

And I HATE the after Thanksgiving sales! Chaos and insanity! I'll wait for the after Christmas sales.

He shan't be coming home.

He'll be too much in awe of the wonder that is Calgary.

(I'm so full of food right now I could explode)

[kelly]

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Good to know. Hubby is doing business with people in Calgary right now, and we would have never known.

And I HATE the after Thanksgiving sales! Chaos and insanity! I'll wait for the after Christmas sales.

me too (and I used to hate the boxing day sales in canada) too darn crowded.. and like here in the states have to get up early to line up
ewwwwwwwwww

[PrincessY]

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yvonne yep it is tomarrow.. and it is a holiday off of school and work

Good to know. Hubby is doing business with people in Calgary right now, and we would have never known.

And I HATE the after Thanksgiving sales! Chaos and insanity! I'll wait for the after Christmas sales.

[kelly]

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Thanks Barbossa. So, Canadian Thanksgiving isn't really until tomorrow? You all have tomorrow off from work?

yvonne yep it is tomarrow.. and it is a holiday off of school and work

the difference between candian thanksgiving and american thanksgiving to me (well is of course diffent months) but in the states the after THANKSGIVING SALES.. dont have that in canada.. in canada there is the BOXING DAY sales (the day after christmas)... so that is usually the biggest shopping day in canada

[PrincessY]

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Thanks Barbossa. So, Canadian Thanksgiving isn't really until tomorrow? You all have tomorrow off from work?

[Barbossa]

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Is Canadian Thanksgiving always on a certain date (Oct. 7th) or does it float like the US and always land on Sunday??

It floats. Its usually on the first weekend of October after the first full week. Oct 1 fell on a Monday this year so Thanksgiving is on the following Monday (Oct 8).

[Hayley B]

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Happy Thanksgiving, to all you Canadian MiceChatters.:ghug: I hope you remembered to save Turkey Legs for this Delawarean here. :lol:

[PrincessY]

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Is Canadian Thanksgiving always on a certain date (Oct. 7th) or does it float like the US and always land on Sunday??

[kelly]

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Happy Turkey Day fellow Canucks!!

We got invited to two Thanksgiving Dinners, theres one tonight, and another tomorrow night.

PLUS as my parents are American we're going to celebrate American thanksgiving as well.

Life is good.

thats the best part about being a premanent resident here in the states

get 2 thankgivings