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Thanksgiving
The Thanksgiving holiday or celebration is in fact celebrated in many countries. Thanksgiving is essentially a harvest related festival and celebrates the harvest when it is completed and the work is done. Worldwide, harvest celebrations are observed with different names and at different times depending on the harvest season of the country. Ask questions here about the origin and traditions surrounding Thanksgiving such as foods served, giving thanks, and parades.
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What is the origin of the Canadian Thanksgiving?
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What is a Harvest Festival?
Harvest Festival is a celebration of the food grown on the land.
Thanksgiving ceremonies and celebrations for a successful harvest are both worldwide and very ancient. In Britain, we have given thanks for successful harvests since pagan times. We celebrate this day by singing, praying and decorating our churches with baskets of fruit and food in a festival known as 'Harvest Festival', usually during the month of September or October.
When is Harvest Festival?
Harvest festivals are traditionally held on or near the Sunday of the Harvest Moon. This is the full Moon that occurs closest to the autumn equinox (about Sept. 23). In two years out of three, the Harvest Moon comes in September, but in some years it occurs in October.
Unlike the USA and Canada, the UK does not have a national holiday for Harvest Festival.
nowadays we have harvest festivals at the end of the season.
At the start of the harvest, communities would appoint a strong and respected man of the village as their 'Lord of the Harvest'. He would be responsible for negotiating the harvest wages and organising the fieldworkers.
The end of the harvest was celebrated with a big meal called a Harvest Supper, eaten on Michaelmas Day. The 'Lord of the Harvest' sat at the head of the table. A goose stuffed with apples was eaten along with a variety of vegetables. Goose Fairs were and still are held in English towns at this time of year.
Corn Dollies
and other harvest traditions and customs
Woodlands Junior School is in the south-east corner of England
The making of corn dollies goes back many thousands of years. It was a Pagan custom and evolved from the beliefs of the corn growing people who believed in theCorn Spirit.
In the Bible we have a Harvest Holy Day it is called the Feast of Tabernacles. Leviticus 23.. And it is a celebrations of the final havrvest and it is on the 15th day of the 7th month.
Any other Harvest festival is a conterfiet harvest feast to the original and Holy Feast of Tabernacles. Also it is well documented that the current Thanksgiving comes from Britain's Pagen Harvest festival which has its roots from Romes Pagen harvest festivals. Now Thanksgiving is portrayed as giving thanks to our Father in Heaven but is is not biblical and although the meaning is nice and sound christian. it is in vein because these customs or from pagen origin and should be avoided. I would sitck to the Biblical Harvest feast of Tabernacles, that is what a true christiian would do.
1Co 10:21 Ye cannot drink the cup of the Lord, and the cup of devils: ye cannot be partakers of the Lord's table, and of the table of devils.
cus'Whatever I command you, you must be careful to do. You shall not add to, nor take away from it.' (Deuteronomy 12:28-32toms and
Why thanksgiving day is important for American?
It was to celebrate survival in the colonies by the English colonists who had settled there
What is the Christian perspective on Thanksgiving?
Thanksgiving is not a Christian holiday like Easter or Christmas. An overall perspective does not, therefore, exist in Christian theology or doctrine. Multiple opinions are held by individual Christians regarding Thanksgiving (and countless other topics), but that does not comprise a Christian perspective.
There were, in fact, more than one Thanksgiving tradition in the years prior to Abraham Lincoln issuing the proclamation that made Thanksgiving a national holiday. Lincoln's justification for a special day of thanksgiving was that the US had been especially blessed by God in all respects, but greed and self interest had squandered much of that blessing and lead the country into a bloody civil war. He felt it was therefore only right that a day should be set aside to reflect on God's blessings and offer up appropriate thanks. Lincoln stated all of this much more eloquently.
Christians have no problem with Thanksgiving because the origin of the day is to give thanks to God for all he has done for us. Neither do Jewish people hold Thanksgiving for anything else but to give thanks. I don't know what else to add except maybe we should give thanks to the Lord every day and not limit to just one day a year. Also thanksgiving is the most traveled holiday surpassing even Christmas so families are gathered together to enforce the need for having family.
What was the date for Thanksgiving in 1990?
Thanksgiving in 1992 was on Thursday, November 26. Thanksgiving is always the fourth Thursday in November. The following day in the United States is designated as Black Friday, the official start of the holiday shopping season.
What words can you spell with the word Washington?
Words that can be made from the letters in 'Washington' are:
- a
- ago
- ah
- an
- angst
- anion, anions
- Ann
- anoint, anoints
- anon
- ant, ants
- anti, antis
- anting
- Anton
- as
- ash
- ashing
- Ashton
- Aston
- at
- atoning
- awing
- awn, awns
- awning, awnings
- gain, gains
- gait, gaits
- gas
- gash
- ghat, ghats
- Ghats
- ghost
- giant, giants
- gin, gins
- Gina
- Gino
- Gish
- gist
- gnash
- gnat, gnats
- gnaw, gnaws
- go
- Goa
- goat, goats
- gosh
- got
- Goth, Goths
- gown, gowns
- ha
- hag, hags
- Han
- hang, hangs
- Hanoi
- Hans
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- has
- hat, hats
- hating
- haw, haws
- hawing
- hi
- hint, hints
- Hinton
- his
- hit, hits
- ho
- hog, hogs
- Hogan
- hogan, hogans
- hoist
- honing
- host
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- how
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- I
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- Ina
- ingot, ingots
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- Iowa, Iowan, Iowans
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- nation, nations
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- night, nights
- Nina
- ninth, ninths
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- nit, nits
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- nosh, noshing
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- oath, oaths
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- own, owns, owning
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What kind of holiday is American Thanksgiving?
The American Thanksgiving is an American holiday, giving thanks for all we have as Americans. Historically it represents the feast between the English Pilgrim emigrants and the American Indians in the new England area of north east United states in the late 1600s. The story goes that the Indians taught the pilgrims how to farm on the new land and the Pilgrims taught the Indians how to build better shelter. They exchanged food and many ideas at this feast. The main course was turkey.
The Thanksgiving Holiday in the U.S. stemmed from the Pilgrims survival of their first harvest in America. The Pilgrims celebrated their success with the Indians in 1621. Officially, Thanksgiving became a celebrated holiday since Abraham Lincoln made it official in 1863.
Can you make dressing the night before Thanksgiving?
Absolutely! Stick it in the refrigerator; then when you want to eat it, just add a few drops of water and reheat.
What are some fun things to do on Thanksgiving?
Make some Thanksgiving dinner (stuff yourself with turkey), invite your friends over, have a blast. You can also look up on the internet what people around the world do on Thanksgiving. There are tons of things to do if you think about it.
What did the Indians wear on the first Thanksgiving?
red indians wear buffalo skin or hair
the women would sew the buffalo hair to make clothes as well
At the first thanksgiving celebration which food was probably not served?
There is no way of knowing exactly what was served at the First Thanksgiving, but it was likely they did not eat creamy mashed potatoes, pumpkin pies, or cranberry sauces.
There were different game birds, corn bread, vegetables, sea food, and berries.
What continent celebrates Thanksgiving?
Both the United States and Canada have Thanksgiving holidays, though they are different. Both are located on the continent of North America, but you can't really say the whole North America celebrates the same holiday.
What does Thanksgiving stand for?
- the act of giving thanks; grateful acknowledgment of benefits or favors, esp. to God.
- an expression of thanks, esp. to God.
- a public celebration in acknowledgment of divine favor or kindness.
- a day set apart for giving thanks to God.
in the dictionary, it is also a Harvest. A time of gathering crops, grain, fruits and veges with thanks. So its like Thanksgiving. (with punkins, etc...) that's what I think.
Were wild turkeys served by on the first Thanksgiving Day?
First off there was no meal at a first Thanksgiving like most American's have come to believe....Nor did they eat wild turkey....There meal would of been things they grew and harvested and some wild game, could it have been turkey ? maybe but chances are it was either deer are phesants
What was the bird eaten by many people on Thanksgiving?
The bird that is eaten by many people on Thanksgiving is known as the turkey. The turkey is favored over chicken because it is larger and has the ability to feed more people.
How is Thanksgiving Day celebrated?
Generally, Thanksgiving is celebrated by getting together with family and eating a large meal together. Often, it is a home-cooked meal of turkey and dressing, sweet potatoes, cranberry sauce, other foods, and pumpkin pie and other desserts. Some may watch the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade and/or football on T.V., and others might skip the home cooking and go out to a restaurant to eat.
In any case, Thanksgiving is usually a day to get together with family and to give thanks.
When did Thanksgiving fall on November 25th in the past 10 years?
Between 1980 and 2010, Thanksgiving has fallen on the 23rd of November the following times:
- 1989
- 1995
- 2000
- 2006
In the future, it will fall on November 23rd in the years:
- 2017
- 2023
- 2028
- 2034
How does vietnam celebrate Thanksgiving?
It's kinda like the Chinese tradition. Red envelopes, coins, and gambling. Plus new dress.
The best part is the money.
What other countries aside from the US celebrate Thanksgiving?
Both the United States and Canada celebrate what is called "Thanksgiving Day." However the name similarity, the dates of and meanings behind both country's celebrations are different.
