Do you celebrate Thanksgiving?

**ReuvenNY** · 27 Nov 2003, 01:17 AM

I would like to take this opportunity and wish all of our American friends on this forum
a very happy Thanksgiving day tomorrow. May we all have many reasons to be grateful and give thanks for all our blessings...

And to all our non-American friends? The same wishes... whether you celebrate this beautiful holiday or not!

**Gankaku** · 27 Nov 2003, 03:20 AM

Have a great Thanksgiving, Reuven and all!

kander · 27 Nov 2003, 03:31 AM

To all my fellow forumers in The US and Beyond: Happy Thanksgiving. We don't celebrate it over here, but I hope you'll have a great day!

--K

**psalzer** · 27 Nov 2003, 08:48 AM

Happy Thanksgiving to everyone who celebrates it, and happy Thursday to those who don't. Yikes..the holiday season is upon us again. I haven't recovered from last year yet! Really.

FMRocks · 27 Nov 2003, 03:53 PM

Yes, Happy Thanksgiving! Happy turkey day!

**Sherry** · 27 Nov 2003, 04:31 PM

Well it's now Thanksgiving here so Happy Thanksgiving to All.

Sherry

Malc 44 · 27 Nov 2003, 04:57 PM

Happy Thanksgiving to you all in the USA, don't eat too much of that pumpkin pie!

I was wishing this to Susan last month, and asking why Canada celebrate earlier than the USA. I think I know the answer now, just wondered if any of you know?

Malc

hadaso · 27 Nov 2003, 05:39 PM

Happy thanksgiving everyone!

And my condolences to the community of American turkeys!

SusanUKF · 28 Nov 2003, 01:24 PM

Okay,one of the main reaons is because out growing season is horter than the American one...so our parliament changed the date in 1957. Happy Thanksgiving to all the Americans on the board!!

I like having ours in October because than you get a little over two months to relax your tummy before Christmas is upon us again!! Whereas you guys have it only one month before Christmas.

We should all be grateful for all our blessings throughout the year,there is generally someone a lot worse off than yourself(my mom used to tell us this as children everytime we thought we were so hard done by).

Susan.

**JeffK** · 28 Nov 2003, 01:44 PM

Thank godness we haven't got any militant animal libbers on this forum. 45,000,000 turkeys!!! Sheeesh!!

30 Nov 2003, 08:04 AM

We don't have thanksgiving, but we have Australia Day. Is thanksgiving a celebrating of the discovery of America? (my apologies if wrong) Australia Day is the 26th of January and marks the day the first fleet sailed into sydney habour to found a new colony.

dan

SusanUKF · 30 Nov 2003, 09:26 AM

Thanksgiving is a day the pilgrims created to give thanks for their abundant harvest provided by God for them.They also had local,friendly tribes of Indians attend the festivities which generally lasted for 3 consecutive days.

Susan.

Malc 44 · 30 Nov 2003, 08:01 PM

I guess our closest comparison in the UK would be 'harvest festival' (September I think) but we don't really make a big deal of it.

Malc

Bamb0 · 28 Nov 2025, 01:05 AM

Happy thanksgivivng all!!!!!

I would rather reply to older thanksgiving thread when the site was more active and just feels nicer all around

I hope everyopne has a nice day today!!

Do poeple in Canada also have something special today? (I know they dont have the official dinner today)

hadaso · 28 Nov 2025, 02:00 AM

We don't celebrate the American or Canadian Thanksgiving holiday here in Israel. We have plenty of other (Jewish) holidays. (some think too much).

This year I sort of celebrated the Canadian Thanksgiving since I was at the time visiting my sister that lives in Toronto, and we were having a very good time on Thanksgiving weekend.

I think the closest thing to thanksgiving that we have here in Israel is the the Shavuot holiday, that traditionally includes harvest festival. Thousands of years ago it meant bringing offerings from the new spring harvest to the temple in Jerusalem. Nowadays agricultural communities have some sort of celebrations and everyone gets a short vacation.

27 Nov 2003, 01:17 AM	#1
ReuvenNY Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: New York Posts: 4,278	Do you celebrate Thanksgiving? I would like to take this opportunity and wish all of our American friends on this forum a very happy Thanksgiving day tomorrow. May we all have many reasons to be grateful and give thanks for all our blessings... And to all our non-American friends? The same wishes... whether you celebrate this beautiful holiday or not!

28 Nov 2003, 01:44 PM	#10
JeffK Moderator Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Kingaroy, AU Posts: 3,181	Thank godness we haven't got any militant animal libbers on this forum. 45,000,000 turkeys!!! Sheeesh!! Last edited by JeffK : 28 Nov 2003 at 01:51 PM.

28 Nov 2025, 01:05 AM	#14
Bamb0 The "e" in e-mail Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: USA Posts: 2,370	Happy thanksgivivng all!!!!! I would rather reply to older thanksgiving thread when the site was more active and just feels nicer all around I hope everyopne has a nice day today!! Do poeple in Canada also have something special today? (I know they dont have the official dinner today) Last edited by Bamb0 : 2 Dec 2025 at 06:09 AM.

27 Nov 2003, 03:20 AM	#2
Gankaku Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Virginia, USA Posts: 3,271	Have a great Thanksgiving, Reuven and all!

27 Nov 2003, 03:31 AM	#3
kander The "e" in e-mail Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 4,112	To all my fellow forumers in The US and Beyond: Happy Thanksgiving. We don't celebrate it over here, but I hope you'll have a great day! --K

27 Nov 2003, 08:48 AM	#4
psalzer Moderator Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Long Island, NY Posts: 2,654	Happy Thanksgiving to everyone who celebrates it, and happy Thursday to those who don't. Yikes..the holiday season is upon us again. I haven't recovered from last year yet! Really.

27 Nov 2003, 03:53 PM	#5
FMRocks The "e" in e-mail Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: FM does NOT refer to Fastmail (anymore). Posts: 4,034	Yes, Happy Thanksgiving! Happy turkey day!

27 Nov 2003, 04:31 PM	#6
Sherry Moderator Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: USA Posts: 8,687	Well it's now Thanksgiving here so Happy Thanksgiving to All. Sherry

27 Nov 2003, 04:57 PM	#7
Malc 44 Essential Contributor Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: London, UK Posts: 365	Happy Thanksgiving to you all in the USA, don't eat too much of that pumpkin pie! I was wishing this to Susan last month, and asking why Canada celebrate earlier than the USA. I think I know the answer now, just wondered if any of you know? Malc

27 Nov 2003, 05:39 PM	#8
hadaso Intergalactic Postmaster Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Holon, Israel. Posts: 5,216	Happy thanksgiving everyone! And my condolences to the community of American turkeys!

28 Nov 2003, 01:24 PM	#9
SusanUKF Intergalactic Postmaster Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Canada Posts: 5,428	Okay,one of the main reaons is because out growing season is horter than the American one...so our parliament changed the date in 1957. Happy Thanksgiving to all the Americans on the board!! I like having ours in October because than you get a little over two months to relax your tummy before Christmas is upon us again!! Whereas you guys have it only one month before Christmas. We should all be grateful for all our blessings throughout the year,there is generally someone a lot worse off than yourself(my mom used to tell us this as children everytime we thought we were so hard done by). Susan.

30 Nov 2003, 08:04 AM	#11
Guest Posts: n/a	We don't have thanksgiving, but we have Australia Day. Is thanksgiving a celebrating of the discovery of America? (my apologies if wrong) Australia Day is the 26th of January and marks the day the first fleet sailed into sydney habour to found a new colony. dan

30 Nov 2003, 09:26 AM	#12
SusanUKF Intergalactic Postmaster Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Canada Posts: 5,428	Thanksgiving is a day the pilgrims created to give thanks for their abundant harvest provided by God for them.They also had local,friendly tribes of Indians attend the festivities which generally lasted for 3 consecutive days. Susan.

30 Nov 2003, 08:01 PM	#13
Malc 44 Essential Contributor Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: London, UK Posts: 365	I guess our closest comparison in the UK would be 'harvest festival' (September I think) but we don't really make a big deal of it. Malc

28 Nov 2025, 02:00 AM	#15
hadaso Intergalactic Postmaster Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Holon, Israel. Posts: 5,216	We don't celebrate the American or Canadian Thanksgiving holiday here in Israel. We have plenty of other (Jewish) holidays. (some think too much). This year I sort of celebrated the Canadian Thanksgiving since I was at the time visiting my sister that lives in Toronto, and we were having a very good time on Thanksgiving weekend. I think the closest thing to thanksgiving that we have here in Israel is the the Shavuot holiday, that traditionally includes harvest festival. Thousands of years ago it meant bringing offerings from the new spring harvest to the temple in Jerusalem. Nowadays agricultural communities have some sort of celebrations and everyone gets a short vacation.