Thanksgiving, as far as my knowledge extends, was originally an American holiday. It's inception was brought about much how Hoa Dao mentioned. It was the first harvest after peace between the pilgrims and natives was reached and they all ate corn and turkeys and shit.

Actually, it was before the colonies rebelled against the British Monarchy, so I'd assume it's a British Holiday as well, which would mean it's also a Canadian holiday. Things tend to vary from country to country, but that's how it started.

It's modernized to a point where all it really represents is being thankful for whatever it is you're 'blessed' with in life. It's also an awesome excuse for all your shitty family to come over and make jokes about how you're bad with women and probably a closet homosexual. I love it.

Yeah, the natives showed them how to cultivate corn and farm succesfully and it's what helped them survive. So they were all, "Shit indies, thanks guys. Really, we want to give you our thanks." and they all got drunk around a really big table made out of drift wood and Pocahontas' grandmother. You know, that Willow thing.

seriously? does every country except australia celebrate thanksgiving?
seriously....?

does every country except australia celebrate thanksgiving? really?

American Thanksgiving is based on pilgrims who gave thanks for surviving a harsh winter, whereas Canadian Thanksgiving celebrates a successful and bountiful harvest. I'm not sure if it's so much about that anymore... most people I know just give thanks for what they have, and not about some non existent harvest lol. The first Canadian Thanksgiving goes back even farther than the first American one iirc. Our Thanksgiving takes place on the second weekend of October. (:

quote markgbarba1987

does every country except australia celebrate thanksgiving? really?

Uhh no, I'm pretty sure it's just America and Canada that celebrate Thanksgiving, although other countries do have "Thanks for the Harvest" traditions.

[size=1][color=#666666]This message was edited by Aya Chan on Nov 11 2009.

It doesn't celebrate Pilgrims. I celebrates the same thing as yours, a bountiful harvest. It was just the Pilgrims who first celebrated it.

I have lived in America for about 12 years now and I have never celebrated thanksgiving :\

quote Rome

It doesn't celebrate Pilgrims. I celebrates the same thing as yours, a bountiful harvest. It was just the Pilgrims who first celebrated it.

Naw man, I've watched American TV. It's always about pilgrims.

But winter comes after the holiday.

Are you saying pilgrims arent good enough?!