Canada from Eh to Zed

[wicked woman]

WW, I wasn't talking about your equivalent to our fourth of July. I was just pointing out to YC that you do, in fact, have a fourth of July (on your calendars).

It's a bit of an inside joke. My wife teaches a foreign language and so very often has to answer students who ask if "they have Thanksgiving in Italy or France." One sorry youngster once asked if they have the fourth of July in France. The answer: "Of course. Do you think they use a different calendar?" Took the kid a day or so to figure out he'd been slammed with a smile.

I hope you had a great Thanksgiving. Is there any pumpkin pie left over?

lol at self. Good one.


I had a great Thanksgiving, thanks. Yes there is lots of pumpkin pie left over. Want me to send you some?

 

[midwestyankee]

lol at self. Good one.


I had a great Thanksgiving, thanks. Yes there is lots of pumpkin pie left over. Want me to send you some?

I'd rather travel up there and get some for myself. Are the roads frozen over yet? Will I need to stop at the Hertz Rent-a-Sled when I cross the border?

 

[wicked woman]

I'd rather travel up there and get some for myself. Are the roads frozen over yet? Will I need to stop at the Hertz Rent-a-Sled when I cross the border?

It was high 60s this weekend but by the time you make it here you might need to borrow Keroin's huskie for that rent a sled.

 

[midwestyankee]

It was high 60s this weekend but by the time you make it here you might need to borrow Keroin's huskie for that rent a sled.

Okay. As long as I don't have to constantly yell "Mush," eh?

 

[wicked woman]

Okay. As long as I don't have to constantly yell "Mush," eh?

snickering at your 'eh'.


I'm sure we might be able to find something else to talk about....or vocalize.

 

[midwestyankee]

snickering at your 'eh'.


I'm sure we might be able to find something else to talk about....or vocalize.

Hockey? Manners?

 

[wicked woman]

Hockey? Manners?

That works for me....you might be doing more talking if hockey is the topic though. By manners you meant high protocol?

 

[wicked woman]

Canadian vs American Thanksgiving - apparently there is a difference


It’s an annual feast held the second Monday of October, but the calendar isn’t the only thing that distinguishes our Thanksgiving from that celebrated south of the border.

Unlike the American tradition of remembering and paying tribute to pilgrims, Canadians give thanks for a successful harvest. It’s a tradition that dates back to ancient European festivities that celebrated the bounty of the harvest and enough food to survive the winter.

English explorer Martin Frobisher is widely credited with hosting the first Canadian Thanksgiving. It was held in what is now Newfoundland during his expedition’s attempts to find the Northwest Passage to the Orient in 1578 and marked their safe arrival to the New World.

That means our first Thanksgiving was celebrated 43 years before the English colonists arrived in Plymouth, Mass. in 1620. French settlers arriving in Canada with explorer Samuel de Champlain also held huge feasts of thanks.

During the American Revolution, Americans loyal to England moved to Canada and brought along Thanksgiving customs and practices. But recipes handed down from previous generations can differ on either side of the 49th parallel.

Take pumpkin pie, for example: Canadians enjoy a spicy pie infused with nutmeg, cinnamon, cloves and ginger, while Americans typically complete their feast with one that’s custardy and sweet.

Over the years, many dates were used to mark fall’s bounty. Since Parliament issued a proclamation in 1957, Thanksgiving Day in Canada has always been held on the second Monday in October and remains a time to give thanks for food, friends, families and everything good in our lives.

Americans celebrate Thanksgiving on the fourth Thursday in November, when they indulge not only in food, but also in watching football and shopping.

 

[midwestyankee]

That works for me....you might be doing more talking if hockey is the topic though. By manners you meant high protocol?

I'll have you know that I am no longer familiar with the protocols of getting high.

 

[wicked woman]

I'll have you know that I am no longer familiar with the protocols of getting high.

 

[Keroin]

Canadian vs American Thanksgiving - apparently there is a difference


It’s an annual feast held the second Monday of October, but the calendar isn’t the only thing that distinguishes our Thanksgiving from that celebrated south of the border.

Unlike the American tradition of remembering and paying tribute to pilgrims, Canadians give thanks for a successful harvest. It’s a tradition that dates back to ancient European festivities that celebrated the bounty of the harvest and enough food to survive the winter.

English explorer Martin Frobisher is widely credited with hosting the first Canadian Thanksgiving. It was held in what is now Newfoundland during his expedition’s attempts to find the Northwest Passage to the Orient in 1578 and marked their safe arrival to the New World.

That means our first Thanksgiving was celebrated 43 years before the English colonists arrived in Plymouth, Mass. in 1620. French settlers arriving in Canada with explorer Samuel de Champlain also held huge feasts of thanks.

During the American Revolution, Americans loyal to England moved to Canada and brought along Thanksgiving customs and practices. But recipes handed down from previous generations can differ on either side of the 49th parallel.

Take pumpkin pie, for example: Canadians enjoy a spicy pie infused with nutmeg, cinnamon, cloves and ginger, while Americans typically complete their feast with one that’s custardy and sweet.

Over the years, many dates were used to mark fall’s bounty. Since Parliament issued a proclamation in 1957, Thanksgiving Day in Canada has always been held on the second Monday in October and remains a time to give thanks for food, friends, families and everything good in our lives.

Americans celebrate Thanksgiving on the fourth Thursday in November, when they indulge not only in food, but also in watching football and shopping.

I did not know this, WW. Thanks for sharing. I don't really celebrate holidays, though I never say no to turkey!

Interesting about the pie. L loves buckets of nutmeg in his. We always had apple pie at our house when I was growing up.

And the shopping thing is a big point of difference. There's no shopping tradition that accompanies our holiday. It's a rather quiet holiday, actually, our Thanksgiving. And today was absolutely lovely, sunny & warm, at least in Nelson. I was out running in shorts and a tank top, people were sailing, lazing on the beach. Beautiful.

Ohhhhhh Canada!

 

[midwestyankee]

I'm sorry. Did I accidentally spoil my good-guy former boy scout image?

 

[DVS]

I did not know this, WW. Thanks for sharing. I don't really celebrate holidays, though I never say no to turkey!

Interesting about the pie. L loves buckets of nutmeg in his. We always had apple pie at our house when I was growing up.

And the shopping thing is a big point of difference. There's no shopping tradition that accompanies our holiday. It's a rather quiet holiday, actually, our Thanksgiving. And today was absolutely lovely, sunny & warm, at least in Nelson. I was out running in shorts and a tank top, people were sailing, lazing on the beach. Beautiful.

Ohhhhhh Canada!

I didn't know about the pie difference, either. I'd be interested in knowing other differences like that. I'm not much of a pumpkin pie lover, either way...just interested in the differences.

As for the U.S. Thanksgiving, which is coming up in November, football has been incorporated to that day because the bulk of the country is a captive audience, by taking the day off. And turkey tends to put many people in front of the TV...some snoozing. NFL teams consider a Thanksgiving day game as good press.

Many employers allow the Friday after Thanksgiving off. Because of that, I think the shopping thing evolved. The day after Thanksgiving is considered the first shopping day before Christmas and it has become such a mess, people can even be hurt. I think a lady was trampled last year, when a Walmart store opened its doors. Scary, but if you need a special toy for your kid...

Me? I'm not a shopping kind of guy. I do my Christmas shopping a week or two before Christmas. The desire to be first has subsided, and the procrastinators haven't yet gotten off the couch.

 

[YourCaptor]

Canadian vs American Thanksgiving - apparently there is a difference


It’s an annual feast held the second Monday of October, but the calendar isn’t the only thing that distinguishes our Thanksgiving from that celebrated south of the border.

Unlike the American tradition of remembering and paying tribute to pilgrims, Canadians give thanks for a successful harvest. It’s a tradition that dates back to ancient European festivities that celebrated the bounty of the harvest and enough food to survive the winter.

English explorer Martin Frobisher is widely credited with hosting the first Canadian Thanksgiving. It was held in what is now Newfoundland during his expedition’s attempts to find the Northwest Passage to the Orient in 1578 and marked their safe arrival to the New World.

That means our first Thanksgiving was celebrated 43 years before the English colonists arrived in Plymouth, Mass. in 1620. French settlers arriving in Canada with explorer Samuel de Champlain also held huge feasts of thanks.

During the American Revolution, Americans loyal to England moved to Canada and brought along Thanksgiving customs and practices. But recipes handed down from previous generations can differ on either side of the 49th parallel.

Take pumpkin pie, for example: Canadians enjoy a spicy pie infused with nutmeg, cinnamon, cloves and ginger, while Americans typically complete their feast with one that’s custardy and sweet.

Over the years, many dates were used to mark fall’s bounty. Since Parliament issued a proclamation in 1957, Thanksgiving Day in Canada has always been held on the second Monday in October and remains a time to give thanks for food, friends, families and everything good in our lives.

Americans celebrate Thanksgiving on the fourth Thursday in November, when they indulge not only in food, but also in watching football and shopping.

Yup see in germany we have erntedankfest, which means harvest-thanks-fest. You get your harvest, and throw a giant party and eat all of it so you can hibernate. Probably from pagan times. Nutmeg appears to be very European too. On my moms side, before the wars, the family was pretty well off and apparently my great grandmother was a 100% pure breed lady with hat and jingly jewelry and all. Nutmeg was the secret million dollar spice that we used to outdo the joneses.

I always hated erntedankfest as a kid. For some reason I really didn’t like earthy colors, and that was always the theme. Worst party ever.

 

[YourCaptor]

Ohhhhhh Canada!

Ohhhhh Keiner da!!!!

 

[teknight]

Oh yeah!

Happy Thanksgiving, all my neighbors to the North!
How was the Turkey?

 

[seela]

Ohhhhh Keiner da!!!!

I lol'd.

 

[wicked woman]

I did not know this, WW. Thanks for sharing. I don't really celebrate holidays, though I never say no to turkey!

Interesting about the pie. L loves buckets of nutmeg in his. We always had apple pie at our house when I was growing up.

And the shopping thing is a big point of difference. There's no shopping tradition that accompanies our holiday. It's a rather quiet holiday, actually, our Thanksgiving. And today was absolutely lovely, sunny & warm, at least in Nelson. I was out running in shorts and a tank top, people were sailing, lazing on the beach. Beautiful.

Ohhhhhh Canada!

I didn't know it either. That's why I shared.

I might bypass the turkey for a ham but definitely have to have pumpkin pie! With twice the spices in my aunt's recipe.

Btw I'm Canadian too.

 

[wicked woman]

I'm sorry. Did I accidentally spoil my good-guy former boy scout image?

Your what?

 

[wicked woman]

Yup see in germany we have erntedankfest, which means harvest-thanks-fest. You get your harvest, and throw a giant party and eat all of it so you can hibernate. Probably from pagan times. Nutmeg appears to be very European too. On my moms side, before the wars, the family was pretty well off and apparently my great grandmother was a 100% pure breed lady with hat and jingly jewelry and all. Nutmeg was the secret million dollar spice that we used to outdo the joneses.

I always hated erntedankfest as a kid. For some reason I really didn’t like earthy colors, and that was always the theme. Worst party ever.

Interesting. I didn't know nutmeg was any rarer/more expensive than any other spice. My pumpkin pie includes cinnamon, ginger and nutmeg. Yum

 

[YourCaptor]

I lol'd.

Nobody ever laughs at my jokes on lit.

Interesting. I didn't know nutmeg was any rarer/more expensive than any other spice. My pumpkin pie includes cinnamon, ginger and nutmeg. Yum

This would been about 1910s, 1920s. Maybe earlier if they weren't her recipes.

 

[Keroin]

This one is funny and sad at the same time.

Ah, winter approaches in the Great White North.

 

[midwestyankee]

This one is funny and sad at the same time.

Ah, winter approaches in the Great White North.

That's the best commercial I've seen from them in decades.

 

[Keroin]

That's the best commercial I've seen from them in decades.

I cracked up big time when I first saw it. Last year there was a commercial that made me chuckle too, but I can't remember the name of the company or the product. All I remember is it showed a woman at her office desk, looking out the window at the pitch black and then looking back to the clock on her desk that said 3:30pm or somesuch. Then she does a headdesk - and, oh man, can I relate.

 

[Keroin]

An excerpt from Ian & Will Ferguson's "How to be a Canadian"...



Population

There are 30,000,000 people in Canada – all of whom have, at some point, frozen their tongues to the side of a chainlink fence or flagpole. Even though their mothers told them not to. Indeed, at any given time of the year, it is winter somewhere in Canada and someone, somewhere, is stuck to a flagpole. “Hap me, hap me. Thumbuddy pwease hap me.”

Average I.Q.

See above.