[Lindsey]

Thanksgiving is also celebrated in Canada, but for different reasons. The first Canadian "Thanksgiving" was when an English explorer was trying to find a passage to the Orient but instead landed on what is now Newfoundland. He gave thanks for being safe after a long journey. After that, it was also a celebration for other explorers, settlers, etc. Finally it became that Thanksgiving was a day to give thanks for a bountiful harvest. Since we are further north, our harvest season is much earlier and Thanksgiving is celebrated on the second weekend of October every year.