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From: "*** delliskave" <>
Subject: Re: US Thanksgiving traditions
Date: Sat, 5 Dec 1998 16:39:38 -0700


Just a note on the Canadian comment -- unfortunately, even in the U.S.,
Santa and Christmas appears right after Halloween. At least in Canada, you
probably get to celebrate Thanksgiving and then move into Christmas. In the
U.S., Thanksgiving is almost lost due to Christmas being pushed ahead.

Unfortunately, Christmas has become very commercialized in the U.S. and much
of the true meaning, i.e. the birth of our Savior, has taken a "back seat."
-----Original Message-----
From: Kari Toomey <>
To: <>
Date: Tuesday, December 01, 1998 8:25 PM
Subject: Re: US Thanksgiving traditions

>Santa starts appearing in the stores after Thanksgiving. Since
>>many people have the day after Thanksgiving off many people shop. In
>>some stores you can hardly walk for crowds. The holiday spirit continues
>>to build in America until Christmas."
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>Just a little Canadian comment to this. My daughter (16) said it best;
>"I wish our thanksgiving was the same time as the States, then we wouldn't
>start with the Santas & other Xmas stuff, right after Halloween.!!!"
>The Canadian Thanksgiving, as some might know, is in the middle of October
>and Halloween is 31st of October.
>Regards / hilsen fra
>Kari Toomey
>Carp, Ontario, Canada (73-now)
>(Stabekk, Norway (52-73)
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>God Jul / Merry Xmas
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