Monday, October 13, 2008

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.
Multicultural Calendar

October 2008


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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
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