Comments on: Five Other Thanksgiving Holidays

By: Rafael Prieto

Rafael Prieto — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 17:43:37 +0000

Thanksgiving Day is celebrated in Puerto Rico but with a very Christian / Catholic bent. It is almost like a recreation of a “Last Supper”.

By: Beth

Beth — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 22:12:39 +0000

@ Rachel and EV: The turkey is just an accompaniment to the wine here in Canada. ;)

Here on the west coast, it’s not uncommon to also have salmon, as sockeye’s in season around that time of year. We also aren’t big on that whole deep frying the turkey thing. Most of us just shake our heads at that and listen to the arteries hardening!

By: MIchelle

MIchelle — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 13:49:45 +0000

Many also spell the Jewish holiday as Sukkot. Sukkot are the plural form of sukkah (booths or booth). The praying at the synagogue doesn’t happen so much, as this is generally considered a “home” holiday. Jews of every denomination have a sukkah and it depends on the family’s tradition as to how much time you spend in it. Also, the lulav (a bundle of 3 different specific kinds of branches) and etrog (a citron fruit)are needed to celebrate the holiday.

(I’m a Hebrew school teacher with way too much time on her hands and a love of parenthesis, obviously! ;) )

By: Bert

Bert — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:44:03 +0000

Rachel and EV – That’s just the way we do things up in the Great White North!

By: Sara in AL

Sara in AL — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:39:53 +0000

@Stephen Dalley- That’s right. The Bathroom Reader Christmas Collection covers it a little better. I just forget which page it’s on.

By: Tresha Fevrier (student)

Tresha Fevrier (student) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:46:41 +0000

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By: Joanna

Joanna — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 00:35:00 +0000

I live in Korea and was born in Canada! I’ve also lived in the US. Seeing how different countries give thanks is interesting. I showed my Korean students this and they were impressed that Americans knew about Chuseok.

By: Stephen Dalley

Stephen Dalley — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 19:20:00 +0000

A Great Site!!!

There are a lot more than Five.

Germany and the UK both have fall “Harvest Festivals”

As I understand things the US Thanksgiving used to be celebrated in October but was moved to November to suport the Comercialization of the Christmas holidays, along with the creation of “santa” to replace the British “father Christmas”.

By: BassMan

BassMan — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 17:43:00 +0000

That’s OK. I look at the world through coke-bottles, too.
The unintentional is always the funniest.

By: Stew

Stew — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 17:39:00 +0000

Orthodox Jews don’t really spend all their time in the Succah. Most eat all their meals in the Succah, and a very small proportion sleep in the Succah. The rest of their time they go about their normal business where ever they are.