Thanksgiving Second Worst Day To Be A Turkey In Canada

With Thanksgiving to be held this coming weekend here are some statistics you might enjoy - unless you happen to be a turkey.

According to statistics provided by the Turkey Farmers of Canada the majority of turkeys and turkey products consumed in Canada happens on two days - Thanksgiving and Christmas.

Thanksgiving Infographic - courtesy Statistics Canada

The total percentage-wise combined whole turkeys consumed by Canadians on Thanksgiving and Christmas Day equalled 74 percent of all whole turkeys sold in 2018. It represents 4.6 million whole turkeys sold.

Thanksgiving 2018 saw 2.2 million whole turkeys purchased by Canadians, equal to 35% of all whole turkeys that were sold over the year.

For Thanksgiving 2018 28 percent (4 million) of all Canadian households purchased turkey or turkey products.

Christmas:2018 saw 2.4 million whole turkeys purchased by Canadians, equal to 39 percent of all whole turkeys that were sold over the year.

For Christmas 2018 31 percent (4.5 million) of Canadian households (4.5 million) purchased turkey and turkey products.

And to settle the argument Canadian Thanksgiving's beginnings had nothing to do with Pilgrims or Indigenous peoples it was - according to Time Magazine - actually petitioned for in 1859 by Protestant ministers as a religious holiday.