오늘 — 월요일, October 12, 2009 — is the Thanksgiving holiday 캐나다.

캐나다인들은 대략 육주 이전 미국인보다 추수 감사절 휴일을 축하. 과 미국. expats 항상 물어, “Why?"

Here’s an excerpt from my book, 캐나다에서 유학 생활, 에 대해 왜 캐나다의 추수 감사절은 10 월입니다:

동안 Canada doesn’t share the pilgrim legends that infuse U.S. Thanksgiving traditions, the country does have a history of thanksgiving feasts….

The Canadian government first proclaimed an official holiday for “the blessings of an abundant harvest” in November 1879. For the next 40-some years, Canada celebrated Thanksgiving on varying dates in either October or November….Finally, 에 1957, Parliament permanently declared that Thanksgiving would be celebrated on the second Monday of October.

그런데 왜 10월? 역사가들은 동의하지 않습니다, 많은 사람들이이 때문에 말할지라도 October is harvest time in much of Canada. 11 월 하순으로, wide swaths of the country are already covered in snow.

Most Americans will find Canada’s Thanksgiving foods familiar. Canadians typically load up their holiday table with turkey, 소, mashed or sweet potatoes, 넌출월귤 소스, at least of couple of other vegetables, and some sort of pie.

캐나다 생활 잡지 highlights some of the subtle differences between Thanksgiving dinners in Canada and the U.S here.

해피 터키 데이!

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