Thanksgiving Day

Thanksgiving Day has its origins in a mixture of European and Aboriginal traditions.
The celebration was at the end of a successful harvest season when all the crops were collected from the fields to be eaten or stored for winter. People gathered to celebrate and thank God for a good harvest and an abundance of food. This tradition was later brought to North America by European settlers.

It is a national holiday on the 2º Monday of October in Canada and on the 4º Thursday of November in the United States.

 2º Monday of October in Canada

4º Thursday of November in the United States

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Most people celebrate this festival with family gatherings in their homes where they prepare a feast. In many homes it is common to offer a prayer of thanks.

  

The traditional main course for dinner is a large roasted or baked turkey, with a stuffing made from cornbread and sage. It is traditionally served with jelly or cranberry sauce.

Besides vegetable dishes are usually served like green beans, sweet potatoes and mashed potatoes with gravy, a sauce made from turkey juice.

It is also served a variety of desserts being the most popular pumpkin pie, the pecan nut pie and apple pie.