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On January 31st, 1957 the Canadian parliament proclaimed "A day of thanksgiving for a bountiful harvest with which Canada has been blessed", cementing a tradition going back to Samuel Champlain whose settlers formed the "Order of Good Cheer" and shared food with the First Nations people at harvest time.