It is a must at my house when I am in Quebec and the outlaws always attend but they shutter when I put cranberries on the turkey.
Thanksgiving
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Years ago some Canadian friends invited me to a Canadian Thanksgiving dinner and the meal they prepared was very similar if not identical to the American Thanksgiving dinner I have celebrated my whole life. Stuffed turkey, mashed potatoes and gravy, peas, cranberry sauce, and pumpkin and apple pies for dessert.
We have celebrated it every year in our family with the traditional turkey dinner. We will all be getting together tonight to continue the tradition. I have noticed my French friends do not seem to celebrate it.
I am thankful for MERB introducing us to all these beautiful ladies in Montreal!:smile:
I am thankful for MERB introducing us to all these beautiful ladies in Montreal!:smile:
we do celebrate. it's just that it's not a big celebration like down south. in the states, it opens up the holiday season while here, it kinda gets lost in mid-october but still, we should be thankful for the harvest season. sucks that our cold season starts earlier than our neighbour
Gents,
Not true Rumples. You know very well he thinks it revolves around Shatner.
Actually I was not so stunned to discover that Romanians celebrate Vlad Tepes, and Mongolians celebrate Genghis Khan. Human beings tend to color even monsters as heroes when it benefits their interests.
While Columbus has been badly, even perversely mislabeled for a very long time as a hero, his ability to convince Spain to back his expedition was the great spark of all that became later in the Western Hemisphere, whether accomplishment or disaster...and everything in between. He should be marked somehow, but is it possible to define him fairly with such hugely contrasting consequences.
Good point.
Not to diminish this epic tragedy, but we should remember the forming of nations has largely been the pushing out or destruction of one people by another all through time. I can't hardly think of a country today that was built entirely by it's own original people, especially without the forced control or elimination of competing peoples. Possibly Egypt? Japan? Maybe those with a very isolated geography. Even the reestablishment of Israel goes back to what was a conquest in ancient times, a product of extermination and expulsion...as God sanctioned of course.
This is not justification, just fact.
Bonne Jour de l'Action de grâce,
Merlot
Not true Rumples. You know very well he thinks it revolves around Shatner.
Actually I was not so stunned to discover that Romanians celebrate Vlad Tepes, and Mongolians celebrate Genghis Khan. Human beings tend to color even monsters as heroes when it benefits their interests.
While Columbus has been badly, even perversely mislabeled for a very long time as a hero, his ability to convince Spain to back his expedition was the great spark of all that became later in the Western Hemisphere, whether accomplishment or disaster...and everything in between. He should be marked somehow, but is it possible to define him fairly with such hugely contrasting consequences.
Good point.
Not to diminish this epic tragedy, but we should remember the forming of nations has largely been the pushing out or destruction of one people by another all through time. I can't hardly think of a country today that was built entirely by it's own original people, especially without the forced control or elimination of competing peoples. Possibly Egypt? Japan? Maybe those with a very isolated geography. Even the reestablishment of Israel goes back to what was a conquest in ancient times, a product of extermination and expulsion...as God sanctioned of course.
This is not justification, just fact.
Bonne Jour de l'Action de grâce,
Merlot
Happy Turkey day ( Day late ). Out west it is a time to feast ( Our client took the whole crew to a restaurant last night and had them cook up 5 big birds, drinks and all ).
Talked to my kids and nothing was happening, same every year.
Talked to my kids and nothing was happening, same every year.
Very popular stuff in english Canada. I have yet to find any french canadian celebrating this though, or doing anything special. For us it's just a day off.
Have a happy Thanksgiving....
I know it is not a Quebec thing but massive turkey feast here, NFL, some BlueJays baseball and a little hockey, some excellent cereal combined with Appleton rum
Enjoy the long weekend.
I know it is not a Quebec thing but massive turkey feast here, NFL, some BlueJays baseball and a little hockey, some excellent cereal combined with Appleton rum
Enjoy the long weekend.
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