In Canada, the second Monday of October is Thanksgiving Day. This year, the date is October 10th. On Thanksgiving, many Canadians eat a large meal with friends and family, celebrate the harvest, and reflect on their gratitude for good things in their life. This harvest tradition was started by indigenous Americans many centuries ago.
More about Canadian Thanksgiving: Foodgressing
In the USA, the same day (the 2nd Monday of October) is known variously as Indigenous Peoples’ Day (in 32 states), Columbus Day (in 23 states), Native American Day (in 2 states), Fraternal Day or American Indian Heritage Day (in Alabama), Yorktown Victory Day (in Virginia), and Discoverers’ Day (Hawai’i). It is registered as a federal public holiday under the name of Columbus Day. However, more and more people are calling the holiday Indigenous Peoples’ Day in recognition of the suffering that indigenous peoples experienced under the cruelty of Christopher Columbus’s power.
To learn more about indigenous cultures, please visit this LLSR page: Indigenous Cultures
October is also the month of Halloween. For more information about Halloween, please read last year’s post: OCTOBER: SCHOOL AND SPOOKY STUFF!