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....that is to my canadian counterparts..i'll be saying the same in about a month for the americans(90% of this website)

Happy Turkey Day!

Turkey is almost ready at my house.Mmmmm.........Turkey.

I thought Canada thanksgiving was tommorrow ?

I can almost smell it from here? Mmmm....can't wait until next month when I deep fry my first turkey. Have fun!

well technically it is mike..but alot of people have them today aswell..so..none the less...i just had my turkeys(2) and it was very good

Do you all get the day off from work? Ours is always on the third thursday of November, and most people get that thursday and friday off from work.

Quote, originally posted by 02csnow »I thought Canada thanksgiving was tomorrow ?It is technically,but I do it today so I can drink lots of beer and not have to worry about going to work tomorrow.Our holidays fall on a Monday,and it's a Holiday.I'm drunk right now-wuhoo

Quote, originally posted by kevera »I'm drunk right now-wuhoo Just how drunk are you??so your going to give me your supercharger... really wow that's nice of you HAHAHA.

ya we get the monday off mike, as kev said most of our holidays are on mondays which is nice

Happy T-day peeps!!

Happy Thanksgiving for our Northern Neighbors.

Yay! Turkey! Mashed Potatos! Gravy! Salad! Buns! I think I'm going to have to get back on my Hydroxy-Cut diet again (sigh)

I had two turkey dinners yesterday. My mom's was by far the best. Oh it was so good. Juicy turkey cooked over the BBQ rotisserie, mashed potatoes, gravy, brussel sprouts (I LOVE THEM!), broccoli with cheese sauce and topped with bread crumbs, home made buns, stuffing, pickles, cheese, olives, wine and for dessert pumpkin pie and chocolate espresso pecan pie. Yummy! Happy Thanksgiving to my fellow canucks!

No Fair! You guys get turkey early! ... *sigh* silly canadians j/pHappy Thanksgiving!

happy thanksgiving to our canadian friends!

t-day early? ohhhh man send the left overs down!

Quote, originally posted by northvibe »t-day early? ohhhh man send the left overs down!Come on up I will save you some

only if you have pumpkin pie...i friggin love that stuff.

Quote, originally posted by northvibe »only if you have pumpkin pie...i friggin love that stuff.Yup! Got plenty here....just having some now

So who wants to explain the Canadian Thanksgiving and the significance of today.Just me being my curious knowledge hungry self.

gotta love wikipediaQuote »Traditional celebrationIn Canada, Thanksgiving is a three-day weekend (although some provinces observe a four day weekend, Friday–Monday). Traditional Thanksgiving meals prominently feature turkey, stuffing, cranberry sauce and mashed potatoes, though Canada's multicultural heritage has seen many families infuse this traditional meal with elements of their traditional ethnic foods.As a liturgical festival, the Canadian Thanksgiving corresponds to the European harvest festival, during which churches are adorned with cornucopias, pumpkins, corn, wheat sheaves and other harvest bounty. English and other European harvest hymns are customarily sung on the Sunday of Thanksgiving weekend, along with scriptural lections derived from biblical stories relating to the Jewish harvest festival of Sukkot.History of Thanksgiving in CanadaThe history of Thanksgiving in Canada goes back to an English explorer, Martin Frobisher, who had been futilely attempting to find a northern passage to the Orient. He did, however, establish a settlement in Canada. In the year 1578, Frobisher held a formal ceremony in what is now the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, to give thanks for surviving the long journey. This event is widely considered to be the first Canadian Thanksgiving, and the first official Thanksgiving to occur in North America. More settlers arrived and continued the ceremonial tradition initiated by Frobisher, who was eventually knighted and had an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean in northern Canada named after him — Frobisher Bay. The innermost point of the inlet of Frobisher Bay is the location the Nunavut capital, formerly itself called Frobisher Bay and now called Iqaluit.It should be noted that the 1578 ceremony was not the first Thanksgiving as defined by First Nations tradition. Long before the time of Martin Frobisher, it was traditional in many First Nations cultures to offer an official giving of thanks during autumnal gatherings. In Haudenosaunee culture, Thanksgiving is a prayer recited to honor "The Three Sisters" (i.e., beans, corn, and squash) during the fall harvest.

3 DAYS!?! (removed) im packing my bags and moving now. Arcsvibe....i hope you have a couch

Thanks for the info, I learned something today.Happy Thanksgiving to all the Maple Leafs up north!

Quote, originally posted by northvibe »3 DAYS!?! (removed) im packing my bags and moving now. Arcsvibe....i hope you have a couch Um, don't you get 4 days for Thanksgiving?

no....1

Quote, originally posted by northvibe »no....1 We only get 1 day as well - its just it falls on a Monday therefore a three day weekend, but stores and such are only closed on the Monday.

Ours falls on Thursday. Typically people take the next day Friday off because it is "Black Friday" The day when all the stores open at 5am so people can rush to get ridiculous deals, like 20% off stuff or more. It only happens on that 1 day till 12 midnight. So the day after you get stuffed you can run out and join the masses or people trying to get discounts and such.Then you have "Cyber Monday" which is fairly new. But that is when online sites offer big discounts and sales for people who shop online. It is the Monday immediately following the BF.

Quote, originally posted by northvibe »3 DAYS!?! (removed) im packing my bags and moving now. Arcsvibe....i hope you have a couch LOL come on up got lots of space!

Quote, originally posted by ArcsVibe »LOL come on up got lots of space!your vibe with the back seats folded down doesnt count as a lot of room