I really like the idea of thanksgiving. I’m Australian and we haven’t adopted it yet. We’ve adopted Halloween, which I really don’t care for. Although I do like the idea of day of the dead - the Latin American concept. Thanksgiving is something old lien to do but it doesn’t make sense celebrating now, in summer in my sub tropical climate.
Hi Eli - fyi in case you don't already know - many Native Americans (i.e., the original peoples inhabiting what is now called the United States, for thousands of years before the European Colonists arrived) have a very different (i.e. negative) perspective on the Thanksgiving holiday. See, e.g., https://americanindian.si.edu/nk360/informational/rethinking-thanksgiving and https://www.firstnations.org/news/understanding-thanksgiving-from-our-side-of-the-table/
Thank you so much for commenting and for the links, Russ!
You’ve lived - and are living! - such an interesting life! I’m so envious of all your stays in countries around the world!
I know! Thank you Erin! For me it's kind of normal because it's my life, but I realise it's quite extraordinary! 🥰
It is extraordinary! I love it!
I really like the idea of thanksgiving. I’m Australian and we haven’t adopted it yet. We’ve adopted Halloween, which I really don’t care for. Although I do like the idea of day of the dead - the Latin American concept. Thanksgiving is something old lien to do but it doesn’t make sense celebrating now, in summer in my sub tropical climate.