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The #ConnectedAtBirth #etymology of the week is HARVEST/SCARCE #wotd #harvest #scarce #thanksgiving #CanadianThanksgiving #ThanksgivingCanada

Canadians celebrate Thanksgiving earlier because winter won't wait.

Early settlers faced a hard truth:
Harvest had to finish before the 1st snow. Not optional. Survival.

By October, the work was done. Time to gather & give thanks before the deep freeze.

Why we celebrate differently:
- Geography decides everything
- Harvest completed before winter comes
- Gratitude rooted in necessity, not tradition
- Early settlers understood timing is survival

Americans celebrate in November:
- Founded on Pilgrims' 1621 gathering
- Tradition stuck even though the timing doesn't match reality
- Different land, different seasons, different stories

But here's what stays the same:
- Pausing to acknowledge what kept you alive through the year
- People who showed up
- Work that paid off
- Grief that taught you
- Loss that made space for what's next
- Connection that kept you alive

This weekend I'm sitting with all of it: The survival. The community. The time that helped me heal.

#CanadianThanksgiving #CoffeeWithCrissy

Today is #CanadianThanksgiving so the #ConnectedAtBirth #etymology of the week is HARVEST/SCARCE/SHARE #wotd #harvest #scarce #share #Thanksgiving #ThanksgivingCanada #thanksgiving2023

Today I have cooked:

1. Turkey breast
2. Matbucha
3. Cranberry Sauce
4. Bread Cubes
5. Turkey Broth

Tomorrow I'll make:

- Stuffing
- Mac and Cheese

Then Monday

- Brussels Sprouts
- Asparagus
- A Whole Turkey

(I already have the mashed potato in the fridge)

An American friend recommended that this would be a good approach- make Thanksgiving Dinner on Canadian Thanksgiving (Monday) and then defrost for American Thanksgiving.

#CanadianThanksgiving #Thanksgiving #AmericanThanksgiving