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Thanksgiving in Canada is celebrated on the second Monday in October. Observance of the day began in 1879
Happy Thanksgiving In 1879 Canadian Parliament declared November 6th a day of Thanksgiving and a national holiday. Over the years the date of Thanksgiving changed several times until on January 31st, 1957 Parliament proclaimed....."that the 2nd Monday in October"........"be a Day of General Thanksgiving to Almighty God for the bountiful harvest with which Canada has been blessed.
Thanksgiving in Canada has generally thought to come from three traditions:
1.European farmers in Europe held celebrations at harvest time to give thanks for their good fortune of a good harvest and abundance of food. They would often fill a curved goat's horn with fruits and grains. This was known as a cornucopia or horn of good plenty. When Europeans came to Canada it is thought to have become an influence on the Canadian Thanksgiving tradition.
2.Around 1578 English navigator Martin Forbisher held a ceremony, in what is now called the province of Newfoundland to give thanks for surviving his journey there. Other settlers later arrived and continued these "thankful" ceremonies. This was also thought to be an influence on the Canadian Thanksgiving tradition.
3.The 3 influence happened in 1621 in what was to become the United States.
Pilgrims celebrated their first harvest in the "New World". Arond 1750 this celebration of harvest was brought to Nova Scotia by American settlers from the south. At the same time, French
settlers arriving were also holding feasts of "thanksgiving". These celebrations and offerings of "Thanks" influenced the Canadian
Thanksgiving.
