Thanksgiving in Canada

Thanksgiving in Canada

by Kristen Skiles

La Date​

​Thanksgiving in Canada is not celebrated in November.

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​Thanksgiving is always celebrated the second Monday in OCTOBER.

Multiple Choice

In what month is Thanksgiving celebrated in Canada?

• September

• October

• November

• December

La Première Fête​

​The first Thanksgiving in Canada was celebrated in 1578 in Newfoundland.

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​The first Thanksgiving celebrated in Quebec (the French speaking province) was in 1606.

Multiple Choice

When was the first Thanksgiving in Canada celebrated?

• 1578

• 1606

• 1621

• 1789

​Une Fête Officielle

​The second Monday in October became recognized as an official holiday in 1951.

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​That date was chosen because most of Canada's farmers finish their harvest at that time.

Multiple Choice

Canadian Thanksgiving was made an official holiday in what year?

• 1606

• 1776

• 1865

• 1951

​La Dinde

​The tradition of eating turkey on Thanksgiving was brought to central and western Canada from British loyalists who left the colonies that would eventually become the United States.

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​However, that tradition did NOT take hold in eastern Canada where most people speak French.

Multiple Choice

True or False? Turkey is the main dish at Thanksgiving dinners across all of Canada.

• True

• False

​Le Repas

​To this day, most people in Quebec do not eat turkey for Thanksgiving.

​Instead they enjoy their day off of work and eat traditional Quebecois dishes like meatball stew and poutine (French fries with cheese curds and gravy).

Multiple Choice

What is POUTINE?

• meatball stew

• turkey soup

• French fries with cheese curds and gravy