Canadian thankgiving.

Thanksgiving day, occurring on the second Monday in October, is an annual Canadian holiday which celebrates the harvest and other blessings of the past year.

The history of Thanksgiving in Canada can be traced back to the 1578 voyage of Martin Frobisher from England in search of the northwest Passage.His third voyage, to the Frobisher Bay area of Baffin Island in the present Canadian Territory of Nunavut, set out with the intention of starting a small settlement. His fleet of 15 ships was outfitted with men, materials, and provisions. However, the loss of one of his ships through contact with ice along with much of the building material was to prevent him from doing so.

The first Thanksgiving Day after Canadian Confederation was observed as a civic holiday on April 5, 1872, to celebrate the recovery of the Prince of Wales ,from a serious illness.

Significance: a celebration of being thankful for what one has and the bounty of the previous year.

Celebrations: spending time whit family, feasting, religious practice.