Title: A Canadian Thanksgiving - July 3, 1927
Source document: The Central European journal of Canadian studies. 2004, vol. 4, iss. [1], pp. [123]-[131]
Extent
[123]-[131]
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ISSN1213-7715 (print)2336-4556 (online)
Stable URL (handle): https://hdl.handle.net/11222.digilib/116029
Type: Article
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Abstract(s)
The image of the American Thanksgiving is so vivid that it has virtually blocked out any awareness of other thanksgiving traditions in the English-speaking world - in particular, thanksgiving as an official public holiday proclaimed to celebrate an event of particular importance to the state. This article looks at one such thanksgiving, celebrated in Canada in 1927 to mark the sixtieth anniversary of Confederation, and examines what it reveals about the country at that point in its history.
L'image de l'Action de Grâces américaine est si vivante que la conscience de toute autre tradition d'Action de Grâces dans le monde anglophone est pratiquement éclipsée - en particulier l'idée de l'Action de Grâces en tant que jour férié officiel proclamé pour célébrer un événement de grande importance pour l'État. Dans cet article, nous nous penchons sur une telle Action de Grâces, célébrée au Canada en 1927 pour commémorer le soixantième anniversaire de la Confédération, et nous étudions ce qu'elle dévoile sur le pays en ce moment particulier de son histoire.
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[15] CN. http:www.cn.ca/news/newsreleases/2001/en_NewsJulyl927.shtml - site dealing with the radio broadcasts to mark the Diamond jubilee celebrations