Thanksgiving Day is an annual national holiday in the United States and Canada celebrating the harvest and other blessings of the past year. In the US Thanksgiving is celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November while in Canada nearly one month and a half earlier (second Monday of October).
Last name origins & meanings: 1  Polish and Jewish (from Poland): from Polish sikora âtitmouseâ, âcoalmouseâ, hence a nickname for a small, dark person, or, in the case of the Jewish name, an ornamental name. 2  Jewish (from Poland): habitational name from any of the villages called Sikory.
Sivaya Subramuniyaswami (January 5, 1927 â November 12, 2001), also known as Gurudeva by his followers, was born in Oakland, California and adopted Saivism as a young man.He traveled to India and Sri Lanka where he received initiation from Yogaswami of Jaffna in 1949.ivaya Subramuniyaswami (January 5, 1927 â November 12, 2001), also known as Gurudeva by his followers, was born in Oakland, California and adopted Saivism as a young man.