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From: "Marsha Hammers" <>
Subject: RE: US Thanksgiving traditions
Date: Sat, 5 Dec 1998 23:46:32 -0600


I live in Texas but that is no excuse for the lack of knowledge about the
Canadians. Sides, my 'second' home is in Port Angeles, Washington. SOOOOO
Correct me if I'm wrong but I thought the Canadians celebrated Thanksgiving
in October. Meaning they now 'get to start Christmas' right after halloween
too? As long as I am admitting my ignorance of Canada...Do they/you have a
halloween? Which I was told means 'All hallo's eve' (All holy's Eve?)

Marsha

> -----Original Message-----
> From: *** delliskave [mailto:]
> Sent: Saturday, December 05, 1998 5:40 PM
> To:
> Subject: Re: US Thanksgiving traditions
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> 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."
> >
> >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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