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Thanksgiving!. Where did it all start? Thanksgiving, in, Canada goes back to 1578 when a European explorer named Martian Frobisher landed on the shores.

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1 Thanksgiving!

2 Where did it all start? Thanksgiving, in, Canada goes back to 1578 when a European explorer named Martian Frobisher landed on the shores of Newfoundland. Frobisher held formal ceremony to thank God for a safe journey across the Atlantic. This is considered the first thanksgiving in North America

3 A Harvest Festival First Nations groups have always celebrated after the harvest. In 1957 the Canadian government made it a statutory holiday saying: “ A Day of General Thanksgiving to Almighty God for the bountiful harvest with which Canada has been blessed … to be observed on the 2nd Monday in October”

4 Turkeys Everybody likes Turkey at Thanksgiving I like turkey with: –Mashed Potatoes –Cranberry Sauce –Gravy –More Turkey

5 Thanksgiving Theory “To appreciate the bipartisan attributes of this annual celebration it is paramount that cultural history be integrated unilaterally with ethnicities, alien and national alike” - D.Kurz

6 Things to be Thankful for Peace Food School Friends Family Fish Partridge

7 Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!


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