{"id":43999,"date":"2024-09-24T15:58:07","date_gmt":"2024-09-24T19:58:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.2026-pfc.reviewyoursite.ca\/blog\/?p=43999"},"modified":"2024-12-19T16:32:31","modified_gmt":"2024-12-19T21:32:31","slug":"thanksgiving-in-canada-history-traditions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/2026-pfc.reviewyoursite.ca\/blog\/living\/life-in-canada\/thanksgiving-in-canada-history-traditions","title":{"rendered":"Thanksgiving in Canada | History & Traditions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Celebrating your first Thanksgiving in Canada? Here’s a quick guide to common traditions and history. From sharing a feast to great fall weekend activities, here’s how to enjoy this cherished Canadian holiday! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Canadian Thanksgiving is rooted in Indigenous values, including giving thanks for surviving winter and for receiving crops and game as a reward for their hard work. First Nations traditions would include feasting, prayer, dance and other ceremonies. However, the concept of thanksgiving was influenced by our American neighbours. Celebrating Thanksgiving in Canada holds deep cultural significance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Thanksgiving finds its origins in the 17th century. In 1620, a group of religious separatists left England to establish a colony in the New World. After landing on the coast of current-day Massachusets, the colonists allied with the nearby Wampanoag community. The Wampanoag people taught the \u201cpilgrims\u201d, as they are now called, how to cultivate corn, catch fish, and avoid poisonous plants. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 1957, Thanksgiving became an official holiday in Canada. Since then, the day has served as a way to give thanks for good fortunes in the past year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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