Because I anticipate being out late today, I'm posting this bite of information:
Canadians celebrated Thanksgiving a month ago.
Americans among you, did you KNOW this? I just found this out. Well, last month.
Plus, very few of them eat my Special Green Beans on Thanksgiving. (And I tasted - cheddar french fried onions are a winner.)
So, Canadian Thanksgiving - did anyone know?
I did know, but only because I am a known consort of various Canadians. But I still don't really get what their Thanksgiving is aboot.
Posted by: sgazzetti | November 22, 2007 at 12:26 PM
Yes, dear.
Posted by: Friend #3 | November 22, 2007 at 12:47 PM
Yes, but.... shhhh.... *my brother is married to a Canadian.*
Makes sense. It's colder up there, so they'd harvest earlier.
Posted by: Caroline | November 22, 2007 at 07:50 PM
I knew.
Posted by: Zayrina | November 22, 2007 at 11:02 PM
I knew, but forced myself to forget. I had two really ugly experiences with Canadians at work this year. I know, you expect Canadians to be nice, don't you? But I'm telling you, these harpies were from someplace dark and ugly and evil, which I think is close to Toronto.
Posted by: Becs | November 23, 2007 at 04:27 AM
Yes, dear, I knew.
Posted by: Jammies | November 23, 2007 at 07:19 AM
I'd heard a rumor to that effect...
Posted by: sue | November 23, 2007 at 09:59 AM
Yeah, I learned that Monday night. But sqazzetti is right, what is Canadian Thanksgiving aboot?
Posted by: Autumn | November 23, 2007 at 12:36 PM
So there were Canadian Pilgrims and Canadian Indians who ate turkey dinner together? And then the Canadian Pilgrims burgled the Canadian Indians' land? Wow, what a coincidence! Was there Canadian scalping involved, too?
Posted by: Friend #8 | November 23, 2007 at 04:14 PM
All - (oh, but, THANK YOU AUTUMN for making me feel less stupid. The rest of you, pllllltttt.) Okay, after some investigation
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thanksgiving_%28Canada%29
it appears that the Canadians appear to focus their holiday on being Currently Thankful,not on the Anniversary of Being Previously Thankful. For years they had official Things to Be Thankful About, until one year they just went with "Oh we are just Generally Thankful." Check this out:
http://www.pch.gc.ca/progs/cpsc-ccsp/jfa-ha/graces_e.cfm
Posted by: TheQueen | November 23, 2007 at 10:49 PM