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Thanks Frank!!  Well...as per tradition I reflected on all that I am blessed with to give thanks for and once again am reminded how very fortunate I am.

Thanks Frank !!   Leonard Cohen is unmatched !!!

Posted by: @jack-dodds

Thanks Frank!!  Well...as per tradition I reflected on all that I am blessed with to give thanks for and once again am reminded how very fortunate I am.

happy holiday Jack !!! ................. please find within,an archival photograph of the very FIRST Canadian Thanksgiving

@john-barry That is exactly how the history books show it.  You nailed it JB.

Thank you Frank. Leonard Cohen is perfect for the occasion.

A few facts about Canadian Thanksgiving for our American friends.

Thanksgiving, or Thanksgiving Day is an annual Canadian holiday, held on the second Monday in October, which celebrates the harvest and other blessings of the past year. Thanksgiving wasn't celebrated nationally in Canada until 1879. For a while, Canada attempted a two-for-one approach to the festivities, combining it with Armistice Day. The mash-up of the two holidays was embraced with tepid enthusiasm at best. It wasn't until 1957 that the governor general of Canada issued a proclamation declaring a "Day of General Thanksgiving" to be observed on the second Monday in October. We have it earlier than you because it is colder here, and harvest time is earlier.

Yes, we celebrate with similar food to you. Have a great Thanksgiving, now or later.

@david-green, thanks for the background!  

I have always been thankful for our neighbors to our north. Thank you Frank for the Leonard Cohen clip...he truly has a wonderful voice and the perfect delivery. Thanks to you too David for the history of Canadian Thanksgiving and finally Happy Thanksgiving to all of our Canadian friends on the forum...we are all blessed to have each other and this forum.

Thank you very much Bob; much appreciated.