I'm Sorry I Forgot Canadian Thanksgiving.

[D'Snowth]

 

[GonzoLover85]

Why are you sorry?
Most Canadians don't take thanksgiving nearly as seriously as Americans do.

 

[D'Snowth]

Yeah, but I'm the awkward Canadian item of the forum, if I don't acknowledge any Canadian holiday despite being American, then there's something's wrong with me! ><

 

[GonzoLover85]

Fair enough.

Happy Belated Thanksgiving.

 

[MrsPepper]

Most Canadians don't take thanksgiving nearly as seriously as Americans do.

That's cause american thanksgiving is a weird patriotic thing about pilgrims giving first nations people smallpox, if memory serves correct... And I don't know about you, but I know I'd rather just be simple and give thanks while enjoying delicious food.

Also, no need to apologise, Snowthers! It was lovely, thank you.

 

[D'Snowth]

That's cause american thanksgiving is a weird patriotic thing about pilgrims giving first nations people smallpox, if memory serves correct...

*Examines Peppi's memory*

Hmm... looks faulty, might need an upgrade a gig or two.

In all seriousness, American Thanksgiving is really an under-rated holiday, it's kind of hard to secularize it on the same level as say Halloween or Christmas; sure, stores stock up on pilgrim and turkey decorations, and we do see A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving on TV, but other than that, we all just gather around the table, holding hands, saying "Praise the Lord, and pass the cranberry sauce!" before scarfing turkey down our throats and falling asleep in front of the TV afterwards, lol.

 

[GonzoLover85]

In all seriousness, American Thanksgiving is really an under-rated holiday... ...but other than that, we all just gather around the table, holding hands, saying "Praise the Lord, and pass the cranberry sauce!" before scarfing turkey down our throats and falling asleep in front of the TV afterwards

Do you mean over-rated? It just seems to me that in media and whatnot, Thanksgiving gets really hyped up. A lot of it just seems like an excuse to have a big turkey dinner. Saying thanks and being "grateful" justifies the huge amount of over-eating most people do.

I don't mean to be cynical; but shouldn't we be thankful and grateful every day?

I just have a problem with holidays that tell us we have to act a certain way. Like Valentine's Day, why do we need a special day to tell us that we should love our significant others? Shouldn't we be doing that anyway?
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Anyway; I do enjoy Thanksgiving, spending time with my family, and just enjoying the fellowship, and of course the turkey.

Question: Because Canadian Thanksgiving is in October, and American Thanksgiving is in November, does that mean that Canadians invented Thanksgiving, because it comes first?

 

[D'Snowth]

Do you mean over-rated? It just seems to me that in media and whatnot, Thanksgiving gets really hyped up.

Sure, that's the MEDIA, the media makes a big deal out of everything and blows stuff way out of proportion.

Seriously, down here in America? Thanksgiving is a VERY under-rated holiday, because again, it's hard to turn giving thanks and eating turkey into something secular. Halloween? You got scary movies and Halloween specials all over TV, people carve pumpkins and put up decorations of bats, witches, ghosts, monsters, skeletons, etcs, little kids dress up in costumes and go from house to house where they're actually encouraged to take candy from strangers... Christmas? Don't even get me started on Christmas. It's like the true meaning of Christmas doesn't even exist anymore because of how over-secular it's gotten. And Valentine's Day? The chocolates, the sweetarts, the giant red and white stuffed animals, the little cards with cartoon characters you give to all your classmates...

So in all seriousness, when you've got over-secular holidays like that, how can people make a big deal out of praising God and eating turkey?
I don't mean to be cynical; but shouldn't we be thankful and grateful every day?

I just have a problem with holidays that tell us we have to act a certain way. Like Valentine's Day, why do we need a special day to tell us that we should love our significant others? Shouldn't we be doing that anyway?
[/rant]I don't think holidays tell us to act certain ways... I mean, nobody's holding guns to our heads saying "Thank your God for giving you this turkey and eat!" or "Honey, you better get me a heart-shaped box of chocolates, or I'm gonna dump you!" It's called "tradition", and things like you mention are all traditions of these holidays, and while Valentine's Day isn't a special day to tell our significant others we love them, it's just a special day to emphasize it. Just like how we all love our mothers and fathers, but there are special days to really emphasize that.

Question: Because Canadian Thanksgiving is in October, and American Thanksgiving is in November, does that mean that Canadians invented Thanksgiving, because it comes first?

No, I believe it's simply the fact that Canadians celebrate Thanksgiving for different reasons than we do... like MrsPepper said in an exggerated tone, American Thanksgiving celebrates the pilgrims arriving in this new land, surviving all the odds when things looked hopeless, and how helpful the Indians were (waaaay before the "white savages" turned on them), being very thankful for their new land, surviving all the odds, and the bounty of food the Indians shared with them, the day became known as "Thanksgiving", and that's basically American Thanksgiving in a nutshell.

 

[GonzoLover85]

it's just a special day to emphasize it. Just like how we all love our mothers and fathers, but there are special days to really emphasize that.

I see your point, and withdraw my previous statement.

No, I believe it's simply the fact that Canadians celebrate Thanksgiving for different reasons than we do... like MrsPepper said in an exggerated tone, American Thanksgiving celebrates the pilgrims arriving in this new land, surviving all the odds when things looked hopeless, and how helpful the Indians were (waaaay before the "white savages" turned on them), being very thankful for their new land, surviving all the odds, and the bounty of food the Indians shared with them, the day became known as "Thanksgiving", and that's basically American Thanksgiving in a nutshell.

Oh I know this. I was totally being sarcastic, its just really hard to come off as sarcastic when people are reading your words instead of hearing them.

 

[D'Snowth]

Oh, okay, sorry, lol, I should've realized it was a joke, lol.