Hey Canadians............ Happy Thanksgiving

[Aquaman]

Originally posted by: silverpig

Originally posted by: CanOWorms

Originally posted by: silverpig

Originally posted by: sandorski
Happy Thanksgiving/Turkey Day! Don't forget the Canucks game at 4 on Sportsnet! 🙂

Howitis: I think Thanksgiving came to what is now Canada with the Loyalists who left the (what is now) the US prior/during the War for Independence. I might be wrong about that though.

Actually the very first Thanksgiving was in Canada, 43 years before the Mayflower story. They had a huge article on it in the paper here. Some guys from Europe who had just survived a terrible storm at sea found some island up north and had as big a dinner as they could (mostly salty beef from the ship's hold), prayed, and thanked god for getting them all through the trip, each other, and for everything else they had.

I don't think that's what started the tradition though, and the Mayflower one is the birth of the modern Thanksgiving I'm sure, but it wasn't the first one 🙂

I think we'll have our dinner at around 1:30 or 2 again this year, so we have a little time before hockey starts 🙂

That sounds like they just had a dinner, lol. I wonder why they say they were the first 'thanksgiving'

Happy Thanksgiving

Well, maybe the 2 page article lost a little of it's content when I condensed it into one sentence. I guess the American one in one sentence would be like: Some guys came on a ship and had a big harvest, then they had a big dinner with some indians and were thankful for all they had. Sounds kinda like "dinner party" too 🙂

LOL 😀

Cheers,
Aquaman

 

[eakers]

*so full*

 

[Aquaman]

Originally posted by: eakers
*so full*

Ah........ Me to 😀

Cheers,
Aquaman

 

Turkey day? On a Monday? That should be a sin.....

 

[Aquaman]

Originally posted by: Phocas
Turkey day? On a Monday? That should be a sin.....

Your just sad because you have to wait till November for your Turkey 😀

Cheers,
Aquaman

 

[Martin]

<-- full of mushrooms and turkey.

*groan*

 

[Iron Woode]

Sorry I am late.

I was tweaking my router. LOL

Happy Thanksgiving to all, including the Americans who don't actually celebrate it till November.

:beer: :wine: :gift: 😀

 

[Atlantean]

MMMM turkey... and mashed potatoes, and gravy, mmm I had a good turkey, happy thanksgiving everyone.

 

[simms]

I had sushi today. Not turkey. Raw fish? The way to go.

 

[Sealy]

Happy Gobble day to you too Vic! Had the family over to my pad! I made the wickedess roasted garlic mashed potatoes evar!! So good!

If the Canucks had won...it would have made an even better day! Oh well...there's always next game!

 

[Aquaman]

Originally posted by: Sealy
Happy Gobble day to you too Vic! Had the family over to my pad! I made the wickedess roasted garlic mashed potatoes evar!! So good!

If the Canucks had won...it would have made an even better day! Oh well...there's always next game!

I know what you mean about the Canucks 🙁

But it's Turkey Day and now it's leftovers for the week 😀

Cheers,
Aquaman