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Stickman704 wrote:

I would say "Lemme google that for you" but I'm a nice person. 

"Independence Day, commonly known as the Fourth of July, is a federal holiday in the United States commemorating the adoption of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776, declaring independence from the Kingdom of Great Britain." Done did it 

"Many countries in the New World* and elsewhere celebrate the anniversary of Christopher Columbus's arrival in the Americas, which occurred on October 12, 1492, as an official holiday." * Canada Surprisingly is part of the New World

"Thanksgiving Day is a holiday celebrated primarily in the United States and Canada. Thanksgiving is celebrated each year on the second Monday of October in Canada and on the fourth Thursday of November in the United States. Thanksgiving in Canada falls on the same day as Columbus Day in the United States. Because of the longstanding traditions of the holiday, the celebration often extends to the weekend that falls closest to the day it is celebrated."

"Thanksgiving in North America had originated from a mix of European and Native traditions. Typically in Europe, festivals were held before and after the harvest cycles to give thanks for a good harvest, and to rejoice together after much hard work with the rest of the community. At the time, Native Americans had also celebrated the end of a harvest season. When Europeans first arrived to the Americas, they brought with them their own harvest festival traditions from Europe, celebrating their safe voyage, peace and good harvest. Though the origins of the holiday in both Canada and the United States are similar, Americans do not typically celebrate the contributions made in Newfoundland, while Canadians do not celebrate the contributions made in Plymouth, Massachusetts."

Ok
so it's basically celebrating their liberation from the UK
see we're tecnically still part of the UK in a way
we're still under the Monarchy
I'm just saying it annoys me when people assume Canada has holidays on the same day as the US

Last edited by bananaman114 (2011-10-10 11:17:28)

I don't approve of Columbus day.  Columbus and those other rich merchant guys were bad people.

catfan8 wrote:

PlutoIsHades wrote:

I don't approve of Columbus day.  Columbus and those other rich merchant guys were bad people.

Yeah, but if they weren't bad people, America probably wouldn't have been discovered yet. Airplanes probably would be very rare, and hamburgers would be shunned.

so
we would be british
or extinct

problem officer?

ToxicQuillz wrote:

This is the first time I've heard of Columbus Day. O_o

Don't worry
you're not alone
I had heard of it but
not really