American and Canadian Thanksgiving

Canada holds Thanksgiving on another date from America, the second Monday of October. Tied to the end of the harvest season, in the north, (that is several weeks before America's holiday). Oct 12 2026. Oct 11th 2027, October 9th 2028, according to Farmers' Almanac. 

It is the equivalent of the UK and European harvest festival. 

Food includes Brussels sprouts, pumpkin, and tart cooked with maple syrup.

 

The Canadian flag showing the maple leaf.

In America it's Thanksgiving, third Thursday in November. 

Thanksgiving for Americans, is thanks for arriving safely across the Ocean, surviving a year in a new country. The year after they arrived, they celebrated the anniversary of their safe arrival, and survival.

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Welcome Sign At Heathrow Airport For Announcing Your Safe Return to Britain

 

Photo by Angela Lansbury. Copyright.

At London's Heathrow airport I photographed the welcome sign. I sent to my family to tell them we had arrived home safely.

1 You can do this with a welcome sign at any aiprot to show you reached your holiday or business destination. 

2 As well as on your return.

3 You can use a picture like this to welcome your family or colleagues back home.

On closer look at the picture, London seems to be stuck in a time warp. The picture shows E R, Elizabeth Rex, Queen Elizabeth. Rex in Latin for royal. So my schooldays Latin still comes in handy.

I did not notice the timewarp at the time. Nor did my family. I only noticed it now, blowing it up for my blog. 

I suppose some people will say that using a picture or a previous member of royalty does not matter. Britian has history including Elizabeth II, Elizabeth I, Henry VIII and many more.

Never mind. The picture did its job.

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