Canadian Thanksgiving Monday

Monday is the Canadian Thanksgiving. Different that our Thanksgiving in America. We celebrate our Thanksgiving in November. There was an explorer from England looking for the northern pass that found Canada. So he decided since he was from the old country which they celebrated Thanksgiving on a certain date that the new land he had discovered they should continue the same in the new world.

            Indigenous peoples in North America have a history of holding communal feasts in celebration of the fall harvest that predates the arrival of European settlers. The Smithsonian Institute has noted that some First Nations “sought to insure a good harvest with dances and rituals.” The European settlers brought with them a similar tradition of harvest celebrations (for which the symbol was the cornucopia, or horn of plenty), which dates back to European peasant societies.

            The very first Thanksgiving celebration in North America took place in 1578 in Canada when Martin Frobisher, an explorer from England. in search of the Northwest Passage. He wanted to give thanks for his safe arrival to the New World. That means the first Thanksgiving in Canada was celebrated 43 years before the rebellion.

 The In 1838, Lower Canada used Thanksgiving to celebrate the end of the Lower Canada Rebellion. The Lower Canada Rebellion, commonly referred to as the Patriots' War by Québécois, is the name given to the armed conflict in 1837–38 between the rebels of Lower Canada and the British colonial power of that province. Together with the simultaneous rebellion in the neighboring colony of Upper Canada, it formed the two Canadas were merged into a united Province of Canada, which observed Thanksgiving six times from 1850 to 1865. During this period, Thanksgiving was a solemn, mid-week celebration.

So if you didn’t know the history of the Canadian Thanksgiving now you do. I hope this has been informative. Remember to be thankful for what you have and the blessing in which you have had the pass year. Happy Thanksgiving to all of you Canadians.

MAY GOD BLESS!

Todays blog is abut FEAR. As children we’re afraid of the dark, strangers, and  when we do something wrong a spanking. As adults those fears go away and our fears become larger even if we don’t speak of them. They still exist.

                The fears we have as an adult are is my pay check going to cover my bills? Is there going to be a lay off, and if so will my unemployment check cover my bills. The list can go on and on. Will I have enough money in my retirement fund be enough to pay for my child’s college tuition and what do I do if it isn’t.

                How about that dream of having everything you ever wanted, will it come to pass or will I be eating dog food in my retirement years. Yes there is a lot of people who are to old to get a job and are suppose to be in their golden years that buy dog food and cat food to eat for they can’t afford to buy groceries.

                It’s very sad to think about. It’s a very real thing. They don’t tell anyone and go on acting like everything is okay. Even their children don’t know the problems their parents have. Hopefully their house is paid for and they won’t lose it. If not every dime they get from social security goes to pay for that mortgage.

                Social security is very little. When you work all your life and can’t wait until you can sleep in and go where you want only to find out your retirement isn’t what you thought. Your plans go out the window. Going to plan B isn’t what you want either.

                Well, if you’re reading this and still working, think hard about when you turn sixty five. Put an extra ten or twenty in that saving account so you won’t get a surprise when you retire. At least you will have a little more in your account to help when you do retire.

MAY GOD BLESS!