The history of Thanksgiving in Canada goes back to an English explorer, Martin Frobisher, who had been futilely attempting to find a northern passage to the Orient. He did, however, establish a settlement in Canada. In the year 1578, Frobisher held a formal ceremony in what is now the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, to give thanks for surviving the long journey. This event is widely considered to be the first Canadian Thanksgiving, and the first official Thanksgiving to occur in North America.
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Thanksgiving Day
October 8, 2012
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17.2 Feb 25, 1921 |
-25 Feb 07, 1936 |
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| Average | 34 | 6 |
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34 Feb 11, 1947 |
58 Feb 18, 1948 |