Canadian Thanksgiving pre-dates US Thanksgiving by almost 50 years, and celebrates Frobisher’s thanksgiving in Newfoundland, which was held in October. In 1578, English explorer Martin Frobisher and his crew gave thanks and communion was observed, either on land at Frobisher Bay,
US Thanksgiving is tied to the Pilgrims’ thanksgiving feast at Plymouth in 1621, which is why it is celebrated in November.