سلام- اميدوارم که روزهاي ماه رمضان براي همه مملو از معنويت بوده باشد و من حقير را هم از دعاي خير خود محروم نفرمائيد. امروز دوشنبه 8 اکتبر 2007 بمناسبت روز Thanksgiving در کانادا تعطيل رسمي مي باشد. غذای مخصوص این روز بوقلمون و کدوی حلوایی است. دانشگاه دیروز غروب برنامه شامی را بهمین مناسبت برگزار کرد که نکته جالبش این بود که به احترام مسلمانها که در این ایام روزه هستند ساعت مراسم حوالی زمان افطار بود. حدود ۲ هفته دیگر هم در آمریکا این روز جشن گرفته خواهد شد. براي اينکه بدانيد اين روز چرا در کانادا جشن گرفته مي شود توصيه مي کنم مطالب زير را بخوانيد:
Thanksgiving Day is a joyous family festival celebrated with lot of enthusiasm in US, Canada and several other countries. Thanksgiving Day Festival commemorates the feast held by the Pilgrim colonists and members of the Wampanoag people at Plymouth in 1621. On this day people express gratitude to God for his blessings and give thanks to dear ones for their love & support. Feasting with family is an integral & most delightful part of Thanksgiving Day celebrations.
Thanksgiving Day Celebration in Canada
People of Canada celebrate Thanksgiving on the second Monday in the month of October every year. It is celebrated to thank the Lord Almighty for a bountiful harvest. America however celebrates thanksgiving on the fourth Thursday of November every year. The reason behind the difference is geographical; autumn season starts earlier in Canada than in America.
History of First Canadian Thanksgiving
The first Canadian thanksgiving was celebrated on 15th April 1872 to thank the recovery of King Edward VII from serious illness. The next thanksgiving was celebrated after a few years in 1879 on a Thursday. Canada later, had a turbulent time deciding the day of national Thanksgiving. Thanksgiving was celebrated on a Thursday in November between 1879 and 1898. It was later celebrated on a Thursday in October between 1899 and 1904. Thereafter, it was celebrated on a Monday in the month of October. This was between the period of 1908-1921.
In later years, thanksgiving came to be celebrated on 'Armistice Day'. This was however, amended in 1931. Finally on January 31, 1957, Parliament announced the second Monday in the month of October as the official 'Thanksgiving Day'. It was declared as "a day of general Thanksgiving to Almighty God for the bountiful harvest with which Canada has been blessed."
Canadian Thanksgiving Celebration
The thanksgiving celebrations include parades, customary 'family feast' and 'turkey'. It is a time for sharing, loving and family reunions. The central idea behind the celebration is to be thankful for the past harvest and praying for the coming year.
Thanksgiving Day Symbols
Pumpking: Pumpkins are a Thanksgiving favorite for about 400 years.
Turkey: Turkey is an inseparable part of Thanksgiving celebration.
Corn: Corn was a part of first thanks giving feast & is popular till date.
Cranberry: Cranberry sauce is turkey's favorite thanksgiving feast partner.
Cornucopia: Cornucopia is a horn-shaped basket filled with fruits & goodies
Beans: Beans are regarded as the third of the Indian Three Sisters.