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| Traditional Thanksgiving dinner |
We are enjoying our first Canadian Fall. The temperature is dropping every day, as well as the leaves, that already adorn streets. In the beginning of autumn, specifically on the second Monday in October, Canada also celebrates Thanksgiving Day or Jour de l'Action de Grace in the Province of Quebec.
Weeks before the special day, we saw a different movement at the supermarkets. Everybody wants to buy turkey, the main dish of Thanksgiving, and the traditional pumpkin pie. There are all sizes of pumpkins to be purchased as well; some are already sold with decorative faces. They are being used in home decorating.
The central idea behind Thanksgiving is to be thankful for the past harvest and express gratitude in general. We received a very special invitation from our friend Karl to celebrate the day with his family.
It was a very nice night. House decorated with pumpkins, all family together (including the dogs: sweet Raffi and agitated Luca), games, good music and good drink (akavit, beer and wine) and, for sure, a delicious dinner. Traditional menu for the celebration: roast turkey and bread stuffing, mashed potatoes, green beans, sugar-beet and sweet potato pie. For dessert: pumpkin pie with ice cream. Hummmm... yummy!
Before dinner, Mary, Karl’s mother, talked a bit about Thanksgiving and invited Karl to express his gratitude. It was a beautiful moment in family. Our first celebration was really special and the family atmosphere made us feel closer to home. You can check some pictures here: http://tinyurl.com/233sjtl.
A special THANKS to all our readers this week. See you soon!
awesome! I dindn't know you had Thanksgiving in Canada too.
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Best of luck in the show today!
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Paty
What a beautiful write up, Renato and Paty! We are truly honoured to see our celebration of Thanksgiving through your eyes, and appreciate very much the opportunity to read about it. Your gracious presence here added to the feast of sharing thanks for what we have, and express pleasure at being able to share it with others. I am so glad Karl and Mariel met you and introduced you to our family; Helge enjoys your company as much as I do. We look forward to the next opportunity to have you over. Tchau!
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