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Oct 13th, 2008, 17:52 PM
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|  What is thanksgiving?
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Ive been reading a few posts about thanksgiving in Canada, and i just wondered what its all about? Is it like Christmas, and do you not celebrate on 25th Dec, or is it something totally different?
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Oct 13th, 2008, 17:56 PM
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| Isn't it about when the english conquered america? |
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Oct 13th, 2008, 17:57 PM
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| and i think its about november time |
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Oct 13th, 2008, 17:58 PM
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| oh, well i saw someone say happy thanksgiving today? i have noooooo idea! |
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Oct 13th, 2008, 17:58 PM
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Oct 13th, 2008, 17:59 PM
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| Americans enlighten us :-P |
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Oct 13th, 2008, 18:00 PM
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| Glad im not the only one that doesnt know. Not sure what the time difference is, maybe its bedtime over in Canada, so no one to answer us yet! |
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Oct 13th, 2008, 18:03 PM
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| dunno...come on canadians/americans! |
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Oct 13th, 2008, 18:03 PM
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| OK!!!
Thanksgiving is a time where people come together and say what they are thankful for. Canadians have it earlier than we do in the United States. It has to do with the pilgrims and indians sharing food. It is just an excuse to eat FOOD!!!!!! And give thanks.. but mainly to eat food. In the United States it is the 25 of November. I personally like it because we get to eat and when its over everyone knows CHRISTMAS is right around the corner!!! |
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Oct 13th, 2008, 18:04 PM
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| Canada has Thanksgiving as well, its today, but I'm not originally from here so couldn't tell you what it is about 
Americans have Thanksgiving the last Thursday in November and it is a day to give thanks for what you have. In school they always taught us about the first Thanksgiving at Plymouth between the settlers and Native Americans, painted quite a rose colored picture of it all which my subsequent history lessons (majored in history at university) have debunked  |
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