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Post by Claire Voyant on Nov 25, 2010 12:18:28 GMT
Yes, it's once again that American holiday, Thanksgiving Day. It celebrates good fortune and highlights the gratitude we should all show more often. So, to all my friends on both sides of the Atlantic, HAPPY THANKSGIVING!  ;D |
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Post by Oldmankrondas on Nov 25, 2010 23:36:00 GMT
Does this mean I wont have any Office, 30 Rock or Big Bang Theory to watch tomorrow? DAMMIT!  Happy Thanksgiving Claire! |
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Post by Hoichi on Nov 26, 2010 11:26:59 GMT
Actually, it is technically from an English holiday, the village festivals to celebrate the harvest. So happy Thanksgiving! :-)
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Post by Slagathor on Nov 26, 2010 14:44:10 GMT
Actually, it is technically from an English holiday, the village festivals to celebrate the harvest. So happy Thanksgiving! :-) Is it still celebrated in England today? Oh, and belated Happy Thanksgiving. |
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Post by Hoichi on Nov 29, 2010 9:57:09 GMT
Not quite on this date. We have our harvest festival on the Sunday of the Harvest Moon in September. :-) But there is no real uniformity to our festival as villages had different dates, but they did roughly fall around September as that is when the peasants used to have the last harvest before winter. Infact ''Harvest' is the oldest and more correct name for Autumn, along with Fall (more common in the US still), so we have Spring, Summer, Harvest/Fall, Winter:
Spring: Season in which the plants spring.
Summer: Half-year
Fall or Harvest: Season of gathering.
Winter: Either wet-season or wind-season.
:-)
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Post by The Doctor on Dec 26, 2010 1:53:58 GMT
Yes, it is indeed the same holiday as the "Harvest Home", "Harvest Festival" or "Harvest Day" that is now mostly celebrated in rural areas, schools and some churches, but of course with an American twist... including the iconic turkey (that we stole for Yuletide feasting).
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