Thanksgiving Celebrations around the World

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!!!

The Thanksgiving holiday origins

Thanksgiving...a great holiday. But where and when did the holiday originate? The History Channel has a great video as to the holiday's beginnings:

http://link.history.com/services/link/

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