Canadian Thanksgiving: What is the national holiday and how is it different from the American version?
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Google is celebrating Canadian Thanksgiving today with a special Doodle. To mark the annual holiday, observed since 1879, the search engine commissioned an illustration depicting maple leaves, pumpkins, a turkey and a pumpkin.
What is Canadian Thanksgiving?
Canadian Thanksgiving, known as “Action de Grâce” in French, is an annual holiday in the North American country. The celebration, which draws on the European tradition of harvest feasts, is usually marked by families coming together to feast on delicacies such as turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes and pumpkin pie.
The day is also a big occasion for sports fans, with millions of people watching Canadian Football League games on television.
What is the date of Canadian Thanksgiving?
Canadian Thanksgiving takes place on the second Monday in October each year, which means Canadians have a three-day weekend to unwind with friends and family. This year’s celebration is scheduled for today.
How is Canadian Thanksgiving different from American Thanksgiving?
Canadian Thanksgiving takes place nearly eight weeks before American Thanksgiving, with its American counterpart falling on the fourth Thursday in November. The Canadian celebration is less commercialized than the American Thanksgiving because there are no big sales like Black Friday.
Some Canadians don’t even notice the event because it’s just an optional holiday in the Atlantic provinces of the nation of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and -Labrador and Prince Edward Island.
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