Healthy Home Newsletter October 2018 , Volume XVI, Issue 10

October 2018 - Volume XVI, Issue 10
Thanksgiving in Canada - October 8
Thanksgiving (French: Action de grâce), or Thanksgiving
Day (Jour de l'action de grâce) is an annual Canadian holiday,
occurring on the second Monday in October, which celebrates the
harvest and other blessings of the past year.
Thanksgiving has been officially celebrated as an annual
holiday in Canada since November 6, 1879. While the date varied
by year and was not fixed, it was commonly the third Monday in
October.
On January 31, 1957, the Governor General of Canada,
Vincent Massey issued a proclamation stating: "A Day of General
Thanksgiving to Almighty God for the bountiful harvest with
which Canada has been blessed – to be observed on the second
Monday in October."
“Dick Tracy” Comic Strip premiers, Oct. 4, 1931
Dick Tracy is a long-running comic strip featuring a popular
and familiar character in pop culture. Dick Tracy is a hard-hitting,
fast-shooting, and supremely intelligent police detective who has
matched wits with a variety of colorful villains, many based on
real-life gangsters. ("Dick" is also slang for detective.) Created by
cartoonist Chester Gould, the strip made its debut appearance on
October 4, 1931. Gould wrote and drew the strip until 1977.
And Halloween (of course) – October 31
Cool Blogs, Sites
& Online
Resources to
Check Out!
An Amazing
Website to
Visit This Month:
“National Film Board
of Canada”
The National Film Board's
vaults are overflowing with
remarkable Canadian made
entertainment. Whether short
films, documentaries, or
animated classics, there is
Halloween is a celebration on the night of October 31. It is
most practiced in Canada and the United States. Children wear
costumes and go to people's homes saying "Trick or treat!" to ask
for candy (sweets in the UK) and people give it to them. The
suggestion is: "Give me a treat or I will play a trick on you."
People mainly dress up as ghosts, witches, or other scary things for
Halloween.
For Christians, it’s the eve of All Hallows' Day, which begins
the three-day observance of Allhallowtide. All Hallows' Eve is a
Christianized feast influenced by Celtic harvest festivals, and
pagan roots.
hundreds of hours of
Canadian content to watch.
The NFB's web presence also
offers interactive mini-sites.
The audio-visual experiences
let you further explore areas
of your interests. This site is
amazing. (Who needs Netflix
when you have this, right?)
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