Oct 13, 2008: Thanksgiving (Canada)

Thanksgiving, or Thanksgiving Day (Canadian French: Action de grâce), is an annual one-day holiday to give thanks for the things one has at the close of the harvest season. Some people thank God for this bounty. The holiday is celebrated on the second Monday in October.

clipped from multiculturalcalendar.com October 2008    Thanksgiving Early Canadian settlers gave thanks for good harvests by decorating their churches with fruits and vegetables and celebrated dinner with venison and waterfowl. Thanksgiving Canada    Columbus Day (Obsvd) This day commemorates the anniversary of Christopher Columbus' discovery of the New World. Columbus Day (Obsvd) USA