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Thanksgiving Day (Canada)
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/Thanksgiving_Day_(Canada)
GPTKB entity
Statements (47)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
gptkb:public_holiday
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs
gptkb:Canadian_Thanksgiving
gptkbp:associatedWith
family gatherings
parades
football games
gptkbp:celebratedIn
gptkb:Canadians
gptkbp:commemorates
harvest
other blessings of the past year
gptkbp:country
gptkb:Canada
gptkbp:date_varies
between October 8 and October 14
gptkbp:established
1957
gptkbp:first_national_Thanksgiving
April 5, 1872
gptkbp:first_national_Thanksgiving_reason
recovery of the Prince of Wales (later King Edward VII) from illness
gptkbp:firstObserved
1879
gptkbp:holiday
secular
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
Thanksgiving Day (Canada)
gptkbp:not_a_statutory_holiday_in
gptkb:New_Brunswick
gptkb:Newfoundland_and_Labrador
gptkb:Nova_Scotia
gptkb:Prince_Edward_Island
gptkbp:observedBy
gptkb:Canadian_Armed_Forces
Canadian citizens
permanent residents of Canada
second Monday in October
visitors in Canada
gptkbp:official_proclamation_by
Governor General Vincent Massey
gptkbp:officially_fixed_date_by
gptkb:Parliament_of_Canada
gptkbp:officially_fixed_date_since
1957
gptkbp:precededBy
gptkb:Harvest_festivals_in_Europe
gptkbp:publicHolidayIn
most provinces and territories of Canada
gptkbp:relatedEvent
gptkb:Christmas
gptkb:Labour_Day
gptkb:Remembrance_Day
gptkb:Halloween
Harvest festival
gptkbp:relatedTo
gptkb:Thanksgiving_(United_States)
gptkbp:religiousSignificance
minimal
gptkbp:significance
celebration of harvest and blessings of the past year
gptkbp:traditionalFood
roast turkey
mashed potatoes
cranberry sauce
pumpkin pie
stuffing
gptkbp:work_holiday
federal employees
most provincial employees
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:Thanksgiving_Day_Classic
gptkbp:bfsLayer
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