行事報告 / EVENT REPORT

１０月１３日（月・祝）、東横線妙蓮寺駅近くの「KANATA　CAFE」さんにおいて、Canadian Thanksgiving Day を祝う親睦のお茶会を開催しました。オーナー・パティシエの柱様のご厚意により懐かしいカナダ名産のプーチンに続いてパンプキン・パイとキャロット・ケーキをいただきながら、日本人とカナダ人双方あわせて１６名で和気あいあいと楽しい午後を過ごしました。

「KANATA　CAFE」はご主人の妹さんがカナダ在住というご縁もあってお店の名前もお店の雰囲気もカナダ一色、緑あふれる公園に面したガラス張りの明るくこじんまりしたカフェです。

カナダのサンクスギビング・デイは１０月の第２月曜日と決められており、アメリカよりひと月早く祝われます。このところ温暖化で降雪が遅れがちですが、例年ですと１０月中・下旬に雪が降り始めて厳しい冬が訪れていたため、その直前の秋の収穫祭だと理解しています。

On Monday, October 13 (a national holiday), we held a friendly tea gathering to celebrate Canadian Thanksgiving Day at KANATA CAFE, located near Myorenji Station on the Toyoko Line.

Thanks to the kind hospitality of the owner and pâtissier, Mr. Hashira, we enjoyed nostalgic Canadian specialties such as poutine, followed by pumpkin pie and a slice of carrot cake, while spending a warm and cheerful afternoon together with 16 participants—both Japanese and Canadian.

KANATA CAFE, with its name and atmosphere inspired entirely by Canada, is a bright and cozy café with glass walls overlooking a lush green park. The café also has a special connection to Canada, as the owner’s sister lives there.

In Canada, Thanksgiving Day is celebrated on the second Monday of October, one month earlier than in the United States. Although recent global warming has delayed snowfall in many regions, it is traditionally understood as an autumn harvest festival marking the time just before the arrival of the harsh winter, which usually begins with the first snowfalls in mid to late October.

（日加協会　石川薫）