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Sun Oct 8 Mon Oct 9 Tue Oct 10 Wed Oct 11 Thu Oct 12 Fri Oct 13 Sat Oct 14     Thanksgiving (Canadian)           8:00am               9:00am               10:00am               11:00am               12:00pm               1:00pm               2:00pm               3:00pm               4:00pm               5:00pm

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Thanksgiving in Canada is celebrated on the second Monday of October each year and it's an official statutory holiday - except in PEI, Newfoundland and Nova Scotia - however federally regulated institutions do observe Thanksgiving in those provinces too. In the US thanksgiving is the fourth Thursday in November.

The original idea is to give thanks for the past harvest season but for many Canadian families the tradition has changed over time and the focus is now to get together with family and eat a large turkey dinner. Apple cider is a must for any traditional thanksgiving celebration as well as turkey stuffing and pumpking pie.

The first Thanksgiving holiday was held in Canada in 1872 to celebrate the recovery of the Prince of Wales from a serious illness. After 1879 celebrations were held every year but not always in October - it used to be observed around Armistice Day in November.

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