Not The Philosopher Posted October 11, 2015 Share Posted October 11, 2015 At least, for those of us who follow a more elegant and civilized calendar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatherineM Posted October 11, 2015 Share Posted October 11, 2015 We normally feed 30-40 on thanksgiving. I'll spend today cooking turkeys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
truthfinder Posted October 11, 2015 Share Posted October 11, 2015 At least, for those of us who follow a more elegant and civilized calendar Hear, hear! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bardegaulois Posted October 11, 2015 Share Posted October 11, 2015 Spending an autumn in Canada some years ago as a student, I was lucky to celebrate two Thanksgivings: Canadian Thanksgiving in October, and American Thanksgiving with some other expats in November. Although, that is nothing to compare to the time that I lived down the road from a church which hosted a Russian Catholic community. That year, I was graced enough to be able to celebrate Easter twice: Roman Easter, and a week later Russian Easter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gabriela Posted October 11, 2015 Share Posted October 11, 2015 Well, I was going to come in here and wish you a Happy Canadian Thanksgiving, but then you insulted my people, so... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dominicansoul Posted October 12, 2015 Share Posted October 12, 2015 Happy Canadian Thanksgiving! Now what exactly are you Canadians thankful for? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gabriela Posted October 12, 2015 Share Posted October 12, 2015 Happy Canadian Thanksgiving! Now what exactly are you Canadians thankful for? Not being American, apparently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
truthfinder Posted October 12, 2015 Share Posted October 12, 2015 Not being American, apparently. According to wikipedia, Canadians have always cooked up a different reason to be thankful every time it's celebrated. But the official proclamation was: "On January 31, 1957, a proclamation was issued stating Thanksgiving was to be "A Day of General Thanksgiving to Almighty God for the bountiful harvest with which Canada has been blessed." And you're actually pretty dead on with this assessment - I've been in countless class and seminars where we've tried to figure out what it means to be Canadian - and the answer, invariably is, "we're not American". According to the historical geographer Cole Harris, this vagueness of identity is actually a strength of Canadian cultural identity. So, today, I'm thankful for being Catholic and for being Canadian. Go eat some pumpkin pie! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dominicansoul Posted October 12, 2015 Share Posted October 12, 2015 but y'all live in North America...so technically...y'all are Americans... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not The Philosopher Posted October 12, 2015 Author Share Posted October 12, 2015 If you have to ask what being Canadian is about, you'll never know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
truthfinder Posted October 12, 2015 Share Posted October 12, 2015 but y'all live in North America...so technically...y'all are Americans... Also another thing which makes us different. Canadians say "American" and think only U.S. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nihil Obstat Posted October 12, 2015 Share Posted October 12, 2015 According to wikipedia, Canadians have always cooked up a different reason to be thankful every time it's celebrated. But the official proclamation was: "On January 31, 1957, a proclamation was issued stating Thanksgiving was to be "A Day of General Thanksgiving to Almighty God for the bountiful harvest with which Canada has been blessed." And you're actually pretty dead on with this assessment - I've been in countless class and seminars where we've tried to figure out what it means to be Canadian - and the answer, invariably is, "we're not American". According to the historical geographer Cole Harris, this vagueness of identity is actually a strength of Canadian cultural identity. So, today, I'm thankful for being Catholic and for being Canadian. Go eat some pumpkin pie! I went to St. John the Evangelist a couple years ago on Thanksgiving Sunday, and it was actually a feast day on their calendar called Harvest Thanksgiving. I thought that was neat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
truthfinder Posted October 12, 2015 Share Posted October 12, 2015 I went to St. John the Evangelist a couple years ago on Thanksgiving Sunday, and it was actually a feast day on their calendar called Harvest Thanksgiving. I thought that was neat. That is neat - I'm not sure if there's something equivalent in the EF. But I guess you could have a votive thanksgiving Mass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatherineM Posted October 12, 2015 Share Posted October 12, 2015 Thankful that I got all this food done early enough to sit for a bit before guests start arriving. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peace Posted October 12, 2015 Share Posted October 12, 2015 We normally feed 30-40 on thanksgiving. I'll spend today cooking turkeys. Well heck then let me come over. One more person won't make a difference! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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