Canadian Thanksgiving: The second Monday in October Canadians celebrate Thanksgiving. The Sunday before Thanksgiving Monday is often marked at Christian churches by services thanking God not only for the harvest of food, but also for other blessings. Canadian Thanksgiving is celebrated earlier then American Thanksgiving because of the times of the harvest in Canada.

 

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