Like Grenada, Thanksgiving in the Netherlands has strong ties to America, but is celebrated differently. Pieterskerk in Leiden - Photo courtesy of iStock / Kisa_Markiza
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Mooncakes are a spongy pastry filled with sesame seeds, ground lotus seeds and a salted duck egg yolk in the center which symbolizes the full moon. In addition to lighting lanterns and dragon dances, the most notable Mid-Autumn Festival tradition is the mooncake that's offered as sacrifice to the moon – as well as eaten in celebration of the holiday. This festival, also known as the Moon Festival, takes place during the Harvest Moon, which is the full moon closest to the Autumnal Equinox. On the 15th day of the 8th month of the lunar cycle, Chinese families come together for a 3-day feast.
China | Chung ChiuĪ traditional mooncake - Photo courtesy of iStock / chinaview The endearing gesture is now memorialized as an official holiday in Grenada. soldiers, the people of Grenada surprised them with an American-style Thanksgiving complete with turkey, stuffing, gravy and traditional sides. Soldiers stationed in Grenada began to tell locals about the upcoming Thanksgiving feast and how it's a time for gratitude. A Thanksgiving in Grenada takes place on October 25th and commemorates when the United States military came to the country to help restore order after their communist leader, Maurice Bishop, died in 1983. Thanksgiving in Grenada is younger than most celebrations around the world, and it doesn’t necessarily have to do with the harvest season. Grenada celebrates Thanksgiving around a month sooner than the U.S. Because turkey, a bird native to North America, is not as common in Germany, an Erntedankfest meal would have chicken or a goose. Unlike an American Thanksgiving where we stay at home with close friends and family, German communities take their festivities to the streets and to town squares for parades, music, dancing and, of course, food. Today, Erntedankfest takes place on the first Sunday of October. The image of a Thanksgiving cornucopia (also known as a "horn of plenty") actually comes from a European pagan tradition where farmers would fill a curved goat horn with fruits, vegetables and grains as a thanks for the bounty provided by the previous season’s labor. But the tradition of holding a harvest festival in Germany and other European countries dates back to before Christianity. "Erntedankfest" literally translates to "harvest thank festival." Yeah, the German language tends to cut right to the chase.
Germany | ErntedankfestĪn Erntedankfest celebration - Photo courtesy of iStock / wiesdie Even though dates and traditions may vary, there are many countries around the world that have a designated holiday for giving thanks. Thanksgiving might feel like the all-American holiday, but celebrating gratitude and harvest over a bountiful meal is more universal than we think.
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