Thanks Giving Days

[Guest guest]

Hi

This post is mostly for some of our American members, who may not be

aware that this Thursday (Nov. 25th) is only Thanksgiving Day in the

United States. Other countries in the world celebrate it at different

times. The USA is the only country that celebrates just before Christmas.

In Canada, like the States, in English, " Thanksgiving " (the day) has

gradually come to be written as one word. However, in Canada,

Thanksgiving Day (Jour de l'Action de grâce) is always on the second

Monday in October. That gives many folks a three day weekend and is

just far enough away from Christmas holidays to not make all the

relatives cringe at having to be together twice in a month. :-)

Thanks Giving (usually two words) is celebrated under a variety of

names. Since it is traditionally a celebration of the harvest, it is

Harvest Day in the United Kingdom, in Australia it is the Apple and

Grape Harvest Festival and is held in March. In India, thanks giving and

harvest festivals occur at different times in different regions.

African harvest days are usually religious celebrations. In Korea, Chu

Suk is not only a day of thanks giving, it is also a day to honour ones

elders and ancestors.

There are lots more thanks giving days around the world. Each has its

own foods and traditions.

Lyndi

(in a history mood :-)

[Guest guest]

Speaking as an American, I think it is really fun to know that the entire world

has a day or days to give thanks for what ever they are thankful for. We didn't

always have thanksgiving the fourth Thursday of the month of November. For

about 10 years it was on the third Thursday of November, during the depression,

during the F.D.R. presidency so there would be an extra week to do the

Christmas shopping

Gentle hugs,

Ms.Katurah

>Lyndi wrote:

>This post is mostly for some of our American members, who may not be

aware that this Thursday (Nov. 25th) is only Thanksgiving Day in the

United States. Other countries in the world celebrate it at different times. The

USA is the only country that celebrates just before Christmas.

>There are lots more thanks giving days around the world. Each has it's own

foods and traditions.