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Le Jour de l'Action de Grace is a French equivalent of 'Thanksgiving'. In the word by word translation, the masculine definite article 'le' and the feminine definite article 'la'* mean 'the'. The masculine gender noun 'jour'means 'day'. The preposition 'de' means 'of'. The feminine gender noun 'action' means 'act'. The feminine gender noun 'grace' means 'thanks'. The phrase is pronounced 'luh zhoor duh lah-ksee-oh duh grahss'.
The day first was celebrated by French Canadians in 1604. The event was organized under the direction of Francois Grave Du Pont [November 1560-1629] and the assistance of Samuel de Champlain [c. 1567-1580 - December 25, 1635]. This first Thanksgiving by the all male settlement was held on Ile Sainte Croix. The following year, in 1605, the settlement moved to Port-Royal. Nowadays, Saint Croix Island, as it's known in the United States of America, is an uninhabited island of the Saint Croix River. The river marks the boundary between the state of Maine and the province of New Brunswick.
*The vowel is dropped before an ensuing word that begins with a vowel. The temporary dropping of the vowel is indicated by the apostrophe.
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How do you spell tghanksgiving in french?
Thanksgiving isn't French, i.e. the French don't celebrate thanksgiving.
What day of the week does Thanksgiving fall on in french?
Thanksgiving is always on a Thursday, so in French Thanksgiving is always on a Jeudi.
How do you say Thanksgiving break in french?
Salut: Say conge pour festin du Thanksgiving.
How do you write Thanksgiving in french?
action de graces
What is Thanksgiving called in Quebec?
They call it Thanksgiving or in Canadian french it is called: Jour de l'Action de grâce.
What is the Canadian Thanksgiving?
Canada also refers to the holiday as Thanksgiving (with the exception of French Quebec, who calls it Jour de l'Action de grâce).
