Are You Aware of "THANKS GIVING"....in US..

i am also not aware of it,but my father sister told us they celebrated thanks giving day.they prepare foods and visit their neighbor and give something like bake cookies.

Hello, Baluyadav! :) Sorry to be so late in responding, but I just saw your discussion. I'm in the US and thought I'd tell you some more about Thanksgiving. I don't know about Canada's Thanksgiving, but in the US the tradition was started by the English settlers (religious Pilgrims) and the Native Americans. If I remember correctly from school, the Pilgrims had a lot of difficulty adapting to the new country, and the Native Americans helped them, teaching them new foods, like corn and turkey, and other important survival lessons. At the end of harvest season, when they had an abundance of food, the two groups got together and had a feast to celebrate all that they had and their new friendship. And of course, the Pilgrims gave thanks to their god, while the Native Americans thanked theirs'. In modern times, Thanksgiving is a time for Americans to spend the day with their family and loved ones. People cook a huge meal, almost always with turkey, sometimes ham, and usually pumpkin pie. Many families have a tradition of offering a special prayer before the meal to give thanks for everything good in their lives, and some will sit around talking to one another about these good things for which they're grateful. Of course, some people just eat a lot, watch football, and take a nap! Most people get the day off from work or school for this holiday, but I don't. I don't think my family is celebrating either, so I'm hoping a coworker will bring me a plate, if I don't get around to cooking myself a big meal. Do you have a holiday for giving thanks and being grateful in your country, Baluyadav?

I'm not trying to be silly, I'm just curious, have you never heard of Thanksgiving being celebrated in the Unites States? Canada has a Thanksgiving too, but it is on a different day than ours, and the story behind Canada's Thanksgiving day is different from America's I believe. Is there a holiday your country celebrates around this time of the year, November?

Yes. I am going to go to my moms this year for Thanksgiving. she will fix a turkey also. I usually cook here for us but she wants us to come to her house this year so that is what we will do.