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	5