I found a really great website that gives information about how Thanksgiving is celebrated differently around the world--Korea,
Malaysia, Africa, Australia, U.K., Canada, U.S., and India:
Thanksgiving Day Around the World
http://www.thanksgiving-day.org/thanksgiving-around-world.html
"Thanksgiving is essentially a harvest related festival. It celebrates communal harmony. Though it is said to have been originated in America, a number of other countries celebrate harvest related festivals. They are observed with different names and in different seasons.Harvest related festivals, all the over the world are characterized with lot of fun and merrymaking. Each region has its unique customs and traditions to jubilate the occasion. Canada celebrates thanksgiving on the second Monday in the month of October. India also has a number of harvest related festivals in different regions. Popular regional festivals are Pongal, Baisakhi, Lohri, Onam etc. Though the underlying principle behind each of them is same, every festival is exclusive and different from the other.Other Asian countries such as China, Malaysia, Korea celebrate the festival on different dates. Each festival has a folklore attached to it. Harmony, peace, feeling gratitude is the underlying theme of the celebration all over."
(Teachers--No lesson plans @ this website, but a great "research" site for information/student reports.)
FROM MY CORNER OF THE WORLD TO YOUR CORNER OF THE WORLD......HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!
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Excellent stuff, as usual. Thanks for the e-cards. Have a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday.
ReplyDeleteThanksgiving is the one day of the year that encourages us to step back and give thanks for all we have - something often easy to forget. One of the most common symbols of Thanksgiving is the Cornucopia, also known as the horn of plenty. The Cornucopia originated in ancient Greece as a symbol of abundance. The original cornucopia was a curved goat's horn filled to the brim with fruit and grain. Thanksgiving Day was first celebrated by the Pilgrims following a successful harvest that allowed them to continue living in America.
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