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Nov. 25, 2004 There is a lot of things that we all, Americans and Canadians alike, have that we must be grateful for such as life, family, the food we eat, health and even the air that we breath. However, I must dispel the thinking that we Canadians hold the same day for Thanksgiving as the Americans—we do the Thanksgiving thing about one month earlier than Americans. The second week of October, actually. Why? Because our harvest season is shorter, therefore earlier, than the Americans because we are further North. Thinking that we Canadians have the same Thanksgiving Day as Americans is a common misconception held by a lot of Americans and a lot of other people outside of Canada. One thing that I can say is that I applaud Americans for the way that they celebrate Thanksgiving Day. We Canadians are a bit lame at that. Americans are a lot more jovial about this day, and really celebrate it, just as the end of the harvest season should be celebrated. Canadians; well, it’s like someone took all the air out of our lungs, or, rather, took the energy right out of us. Cutting the turkey is a feat for us during our celebration: all the energy seems to be so drained out from us that the poor turkey has to suffer the consequences! My belief is that we are so drained from the summer, and our own harvest season (plus starting the get the kids ready for Halloween) that we need another holiday to recuperate. Maybe if we had an extra month off and celebrated with the Americans, we’d be more energetic, things would be more jovial (Christmas would be right around the corner instead of Halloween) and life would be a heck of a lot simpler. Then Canadians wouldn’t have to correct people and say, “Actually, our Thanksgiving day is in October.” Well, we don’t have such luck. In order to fulfill this simplicity, we Canadians would have to defy Mother Nature and tell her that the end of our Harvest Season is in November, instead of the second week of October. That can’t change. We’d have to get a consensus on that. Good luck with that. Personally, and it’s my own opinion, I think that since we are celebrating the same thing, it should be on the same date. What’s the big deal anyway? It’s only a month later, its after Halloween, the leaves have fallen (right now I am looking out a window seeing cars and streets lightly covered with snow), and its truly the end of the harvest season for us. True, everything has been cut, picked and stored for another month, but with grocery stores everywhere, fridges and freezers abound, and greenhouses working 24/7 I’m sure that its not a big deal. With all the conveniences technology has given us, I think we could also make life easier by having uniform dates for common holidays (we do for Christmas). I will have to eat my words if there is some colossal force of nature that wipes out all of our technology and way of life in my lifetime. I bet I will have some people comment on this opinion that I have, but hey, its free will, it’s a free country, free opinions. The end result of this whole column is to say to all Americans, “Happy Thanksgiving Day” and have a piece of turkey, some stuffing, and cranberry sauce (whole berries, thank you) for me and say “thank you" for everything. Till next time ------------ About the author: Barbara has been writing short stories for the enjoyment of friends and family for years. In the Collection she has decided to share some of these stories and insights with others. Barbara lives in Calgary, Alberta and enjoys writing, reading and tending to her other field: accounting. Website: http://www.authorsden.com/barbaraannamarjanovic Email: blueswan28@yahoo.com Tell a friend about this site! ------------ All articles are EXCLUSIVE to Useless-Knowledge.com and are not allowed to be posted on other websites. ARTICLE THIEVES WILL BE PROSECUTED! |
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