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Happy Turkey Day!
To all of my fellow Americans, HAPPY THANKSGIVING!
To all of my fellow Canadians, We already had our's in October, so a Happy Belated Thanksgiving.
I found a great kids site that explains the difference between the two...so in the interest of education, here are two quotes from the site that explain things so that each side of the 49th Parallel know why the other celebrates this holiday.
US:The First Thanksgiving
Let's go back to the year 1620. A bunch of pilgrims had just come over from England because they were bullied for their strict religious beliefs there and they thought America would give them a chance to start a new life. They landed at Plymouth Rock, Massachusetts on their ship, the Mayflower. Their first year in America really sucked - they couldn't find food and nearly half of the 102 people who first came over were dead by the next fall. But in 1621 things started to look better - they had a huge harvest with a ton of food. To celebrate, they held a huge feast and invited a group of Indians who had helped the Pilgrims get through that first difficult year. It was quite the party - three days of pigging out on venison, various birds, fish, fruit, and vegetables. That was the first Thanksgiving.
http://www.kidzworld.com/site/p1521.htm
CANADA:How It Began
The origins of Canadian Thanksgiving are more closely connected to the traditions of Europe than of the United States. Long before Europeans settled in North America, festivals of thanks and celebrations of harvest took place in Europe in the month of October. The very first Thanksgiving celebration in North America took place in Canada when Martin Frobisher, an explorer from England, arrived in Newfoundland in 1578. He wanted to give thanks for his safe arrival to the New World. That means the first Thanksgiving in Canada was celebrated 43 years before the pilgrims landed in Plymouth, Massachusetts!
http://www.kidzworld.com/site/p2614.htm
Please visit each for more information.
ttyl
To all of my fellow Canadians, We already had our's in October, so a Happy Belated Thanksgiving.
I found a great kids site that explains the difference between the two...so in the interest of education, here are two quotes from the site that explain things so that each side of the 49th Parallel know why the other celebrates this holiday.
US:The First Thanksgiving
Let's go back to the year 1620. A bunch of pilgrims had just come over from England because they were bullied for their strict religious beliefs there and they thought America would give them a chance to start a new life. They landed at Plymouth Rock, Massachusetts on their ship, the Mayflower. Their first year in America really sucked - they couldn't find food and nearly half of the 102 people who first came over were dead by the next fall. But in 1621 things started to look better - they had a huge harvest with a ton of food. To celebrate, they held a huge feast and invited a group of Indians who had helped the Pilgrims get through that first difficult year. It was quite the party - three days of pigging out on venison, various birds, fish, fruit, and vegetables. That was the first Thanksgiving.
http://www.kidzworld.com/site/p1521.htm
CANADA:How It Began
The origins of Canadian Thanksgiving are more closely connected to the traditions of Europe than of the United States. Long before Europeans settled in North America, festivals of thanks and celebrations of harvest took place in Europe in the month of October. The very first Thanksgiving celebration in North America took place in Canada when Martin Frobisher, an explorer from England, arrived in Newfoundland in 1578. He wanted to give thanks for his safe arrival to the New World. That means the first Thanksgiving in Canada was celebrated 43 years before the pilgrims landed in Plymouth, Massachusetts!
http://www.kidzworld.com/site/p2614.htm
Please visit each for more information.
ttyl