i live in The US and I have a weird question, actually just very curious. Do people celebrate Thanksgiving in other countries? I dont think so because if I remember correctly this is celbration of when the pilgrims and Indians shared a meal in the dead of winter. any responses would be greatly appreciated since I am feeling dumb right now on this subject. Also are there possibly holidays celbrated elsewhere that we do not celebrate in America. Thanks
Well, in Britain we don't celebrate it, but I know I said Happy Thanksgiving to one of my American friends.
The only holidays I can think we'd celebrate but America wouldn't are St. George's day, St. David's day and St. Patrick's day, which are just the national days for England, Wales and Ireland, oh and St. Andrew's day for Scotland (I had to Google that one). I don't know if you do, but you might not celebrate Pancake day either.
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im pretty sure its just an american thing since its part of american history lol. we definitely dont have it in the UK.
I know your mother's day is on a different date to ours...do u have father's day in the US?
there are lots of festivals which are tied into religion that aren't generally celerbrated in Western countries, like Diwali (spelling?) and such (EDIT - afterthought) although it is still celabrated by the Hindu communities within the UK and stuff. Chinese new year as well
actually, kuma, we do celebrate st. patrick's day here in the us. we have parades and in chicago they die the chicago river green. also, where i went to college it was big drinking day. bars would open at 8am and kids would come to class drunk if they came at all. but that's the only one you mentioned that we do celebrate. i've never heard of the other ones.
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Canada has a Thanksgiving, but it's for different reasons than the one in the US. There are literally thousands of different holidays with a large majority of them only celebrated regionally and not internationally.
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^^ Ahh, of course you would. Sorry, that was me being silly. I forgot that some American's have an Irish heritage. My mistake!
No, that isn't it at all, Americans just like the dress in green and have an excuse to get wicked drunk.
Well it breaks my heart to see you this way,
The beauty in life, where's it gone?
And somebody told me you were doing okay,
Somehow I guess they were wrong.
Well it breaks my heart to see you this way,
The beauty in life, where's it gone?
And somebody told me you were doing okay,
Somehow I guess they were wrong.
Well, you don't. You celebrate giving thanks.
But the story as I know it goes; the Pilgrims were not given the opportunity to sustain their own way of life as they deemed fit and left England to find a place where they could. They landed in what is now New England.
They came from Dorset or somewhere. I can't precisely remember where.
Or, you know, I could be COMPLETELY wrong which is so often to case in these matters.
Ehhhh....saying it's celebrating the coming of the English is a bit much of a stretch, especially considering how much we celebrate kicking them out! (the 4th of July). It's more of a celebration of how the Native Americans didn't let the first settlers die (although considering all the damage we did to them, they are probably regretting it!).
Well it breaks my heart to see you this way,
The beauty in life, where's it gone?
And somebody told me you were doing okay,
Somehow I guess they were wrong.
We celebrated it in my house and i live in england.
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Ehhhh....saying it's celebrating the coming of the English is a bit much of a stretch, especially considering how much we celebrate kicking them out! (the 4th of July). It's more of a celebration of how the Native Americans didn't let the first settlers die (although considering all the damage we did to them, they are probably regretting it!).
As previously said, It is celebrated in Canada and the United States. Canada in October, US in November.
That being said, I hate Thanksgiving and think it is ridiculous that we can celebrate it in the ways that we do. Aboriginal/Native American history should be taught more in depth and be a centerpiece of the Thanksgiving holiday. They still face so much **** because of what has historically gone on, in both Canada and the US. This is as good a time to talk about it than ever...so lets talk.
Actually actually actually what happened was that the american natives were there and the english went over and stole their food and people and used them as slaves and exploited them and put them in what looks like prisons. We went to a plantation place in Boston and spoke to actual native american people and asked them about it :p
We useually celebrate it... What with my dad being american and all..
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