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In 1838, Lower Canada used Thanksgiving to celebrate the end of the Lower Canada Rebellion. [24] Following the rebellions, the two Canadas were merged into a united Province of Canada, which observed Thanksgiving six times from 1850 to 1865. [24] During this period, Thanksgiving was a solemn, mid-week celebration. [26]
Canada doesn’t put on anything of this scale to celebrate, however, there are some harvest festivals and Thanksgiving-adjacent events to mark the season, a time when the leaves are changing and ...
Canada Day, [a] formerly known as Dominion Day, [b] is the national day of Canada.A federal statutory holiday, it celebrates the anniversary of Canadian Confederation which occurred on July 1, 1867, with the passing of the British North America Act, 1867, when the three separate colonies of the United Canadas, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick were united into a single dominion within the British ...
Unlike the U.S., Canada's Thanksgiving celebrates giving thanks for what the Earth has provided rather than the beginnings of a country. However, food is still a mainstay for the celebration.
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"Since 1971, Thanksgiving in Canada has coincided with the observance of Columbus Day in the United States." Defining the Canadian holiday's date via an American holiday's date does seem UScentric. To reverse the sides, its something like saying "Independence Day in the US falls 3 days after Canada Day."
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"Thanksgiving Day Parade", a song by Dan Bern on his album New American Language (2001). "Thanksgiving Day", a song by Ray Davies on his album Other People's Lives (2006). "The Thanksgiving Song" (2020), written and performed by Ben Rector was the opening track from his holiday album A Ben Rector Christmas.