On Sun, 07 Oct 2018 16:38:05 -0500, "cshenk" > wrote:

wrote:
>
>> On Sun, 7 Oct 2018 11:26:26 -0400, Dave Smith
>> > wrote:
>>
>> > On 2018-10-07 7:15 AM, wrote:
>> >> On Sat, 6 Oct 2018 22:06:27 -0400, Dave Smith
>> >> > wrote:
>> >>
>> >>> On 2018-10-06 5:46 PM, wrote:
>> > > >
>> >>>>> Thanksgiving is about "giving thanks" (duh!) to any dummies
>> stupid >>>>> enough to provide such a dinner.
>> > > > > >
>> >>>>> nb
>> > > > >
>> >>>> Canadian Thanksgiving is about being thankful for the harvest
>> just in, >>>> rather than Pilgrim Fathers.
>> > > > >
>> > > >
>> >>> It is?? I grew up here and what I learned about Thanksgiving was
>> based >>> on the Pilgrim Thanksgiving. After all, Anglo Canada was
>> established >>> primarily by Loyalist who had re-located after the
>> revolution and >>> American independence. It's the same holiday, but
>> celebrated a month >>> earlier.
>> >>
>> >> If you check, you will find it is aligned with the church festivals
>> >> for Harvest Home. Although NS had it's share of loyalists, they
>> are >> not about celebrating the Pilgrim Fathers.
>> >>
>> >
>> > Yes, of course it is aligned with harvest festivals. The Pilgrims
>> > were British. Nova Scotia, which included what is now New
>> > Brunswick, had a huge influx of Loyalists. It is only natural that
>> > they would bring some of their customs. The Pilgrims,being British
>> > would have the same basic holiday celebrations as back home in
>> > England, and the Loyalists brought the Thanksgiving harvest
>> > festival with them. I am not giving the Pilgrims credit for
>> > inventing Thanksgiving. I am just telling you that, having grown up
>> > in Canada, Thanksgiving was always hyped as starting with the
>> > Pilgrim event.
>>
>> Must have been unique to your family - I have never heard a single
>> Canadian suggest it has anything whatsoever to do with the bloody
>> Pilgrims, thankfully.
>
>Canadian Thankgiving has the same roots as the USA one. It is only
>held earlier due to climate/crop time.
>
>South of you, folks were too busy gathering the crops in at your time.

As usual you are not basing that on fact, just what you want to think.
Please give me a link which shows Canadians celebrate the Pilgrim
Fathers for Thanksgiving!