Originally Posted by
johnmcq
One of them (who spoke English with a thick French accent) told me that Thanksgiving is basically an English Canadian holiday and isn't celebrated all that much in French Canada. She said the banks and schools are closed, but people treat it as though it's just a day off from work. She admitted that this would be her first Thanksgiving in Quebec City (she's from a small town somewhere in French Canada.) Is she correct?
Yes, she is correct. Thanksgiving is not an important holiday for French Canadians. Mostly it's just a day off. I imagine many people do not spend it with their family even but just see it as a long weekend to do whatever they want. There is definitely not the idea that you have to have a turkey or anything like that. This is surely because it really is English (or anglophone or whatever you wanna say) holiday and seen that way by the majority of Québécois.