Day: October 14, 2024
My Three Past Lives That I Remember (Just Kidding)
Who do you think you might have been in a past life? Or who would you want to have been in a past life?
Well, I don’t believe in past lives and reincarnation but it is fun to think about. So I am going to take up 3 past lives that I had allegedly:
- Caveman Roshan : Ah, waking up in my cave, grabbing my club and walking around the area. Beating my woman on the head & dragging her home to my cave meant that we got married but then she always complains about the Brontosaurus meat that I bring home after my hunt. Oh well! She does love me and takes good care of me and my pre-do wolf Shawny!
- 2nd Century France and I am a poet and a write and a connoisseur of the finest wine. I eat my frogs legs and snails (delicious) and my wandering eye days came to an end when a young French lady caught my eye and she took over my life. She did take good care of me and my dog Shawny.
- Freedom Fighter & lover Roshan in India during the 18th century. Fought against the British and organized rallies and meetings and protests but fell for a British lass and hopped on a ship headed to Canada and lived happily ever after. She took good care of me and the puppy we adopted, Shawny!
Prompt from Daily Journaling Prompts for October at The Krafty Planner
Some Fun Facts About Canadian Thanksgiving
Canada did Thanksgiving before the United States of America. The first Thanksgiving feast in the U.S. was held in 1621, English navigator Martin Frobisher held a celebration of thanks in 1578 in what is now Newfoundland as he had survived the long journey over the seas. However, Canada didn’t start officially celebrating Thanksgiving as it is until November 6, 1879. In 1957, Parliament made the second Monday in October the official date.
Not all Canadians get the day off for the holiday. For instance, Atlantic Canada considers it an optional holiday.
While it is widely believed eating turkey makes you sleepy, many experts believe it is actually the carbohydrates that are part of the Thanksgiving meal that causes you to feel tired.
Of all the options for food, why is Turkey synonymous with Thanksgiving? According to a Slate article: “They were fresh, affordable, and big enough to feed a crowd.”
Turkey and cranberry sauce weren’t on the original Thanksgiving table, but you might be surprised to learn pumpkin pie was. There are pumpkin pie recipes that date back to the 1650s.
Cranberries are a big part of Thanksgiving meals, and we have the Algonquin natives to thank for it. They were the first to harvest wild cranberries and use them for food.
The tradition of breaking the wishbone actually goes all the way back to the Etruscans in 322 BCE. The Romans brought it to England who later brought it to Canada.