Thanksgiving...is it really only an American Tradition?
By sksongwriter
@sksongwriter (200)
United States
November 26, 2008 7:44pm CST
Here's a thought...tomorrow, Americans all over the country will join together to celebrate the settling of this great nation more than 200 years ago. They will celebrate a day of thanks in an exchange of food and family. Turkeys, stuffing, yams, mashed potatos, cranberry sauce, corn, carrots, cresent rolls and an assortment of desserts will fill the dining room tables of people from Maine to California. We will celebrate Thanksgiving.
But is Thanksgiving only an American holiday? Will other nations join in this celebration of thanks in any way? Does Canada have a Thanksgiving of any sort? How about any of the countries in Europe, Asia, Australia or anywhere else? If you do celebrate on this holiday, what do you do? How do you celebrate this "American" holiday in your part of the world? If you don't celebrate, does your individual country have it's own special holiday of thanksgiving?
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@polachicago (18716)
• United States
27 Nov 08
There is no Thanksgiving in the rest of the world except Canada.
Unlike the American tradition of remembering Pilgrims and settling in the New World, Canadians give thanks for a successful harvest.
There is small thanksgiving in Germany, but not as holiday, just harvest festival of thanks and it is celebrating in rural ares of the country.
