Jeudi 29 novembre 2007 4 29 /11 /Nov /2007 07:42

The Chinese celebrated their festival Chung Ch'ui with the full moon that fell on the 15th August. This day was considered the birthday of the moon and special "moon cakes". Each cake was stamped with the picture of a rabbit - as it was a rabbit, not a man, which the Chinese saw on the face of […]
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Jeudi 29 novembre 2007 4 29 /11 /Nov /2007 07:35

The greeks are celebrating theire goddess demeter in autumn.
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Jeudi 29 novembre 2007 4 29 /11 /Nov /2007 07:31


Canadian Thanksgiving is celebrated on the 2nd Monday of October. This year Thanksgiving will fall on Monday, October 8, 2007. European farmers in Europe held celebrations at harvest time to give thanks for their good fortune of a good harvest and abundance of food. They would often fill a […]
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Jeudi 29 novembre 2007 4 29 /11 /Nov /2007 07:24

In 1621, the first year in America was hard but the Pilgrim's first autumn harvest was very plentiful. They were at peace with the Native American Indians. Their Governor, William Bradford, proclaimed a day of thanksgiving and the colonists shared food with the Indians. During the American […]
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Jeudi 29 novembre 2007 4 29 /11 /Nov /2007 07:14

IN the United States, Thanksgiving is celebrated on the 4th Thursday of November. The first Thanksgiving was celebrated by the Pilgrims in 1621. The celebration was based on harvest traditions that the colonists brought with them from England. In 1863, Thanksgiving as a national holiday. Many […]
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Jeudi 29 novembre 2007 4 29 /11 /Nov /2007 07:12

The ancient greeks has got a festival who is called: Thesmosphoria held each autumn.They have three days to celebrate the festival: _on the first day of the festival married women. _on the second day they fasted. _on the third day a feast was held and offrings goddess Demeter were made gifts of […]
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Jeudi 29 novembre 2007 4 29 /11 /Nov /2007 07:12


Thanksgiving in Canada is celebrated on the second Monday in October. Observance of the day began in 1879 Happy Thanksgiving In 1879 Canadian Parliament declared November 6th a day of Thanksgiving and a national holiday. Over the years the date of Thanksgiving changed several times until on […]
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Jeudi 29 novembre 2007 4 29 /11 /Nov /2007 07:08


The Chinese have got a festival who's called Chung Ch'ui on the 15th day on the 8th month that is to say on the 15th August. It is the moon's birthday. On the night, they saw a rabbit, not a man, on the moon's face. On this special day, they cook rabbit and cakes and eat pig, meal, fruits and […]
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Jeudi 29 novembre 2007 4 29 /11 /Nov /2007 07:07

The Hebrews' thanksgiving is called Sukkoth (or Hag Ha Sucot and Hag Ha Asif). Sukkoth is celebrated each Autumn. A succot in English is a hut (in French: "cabane"). The first 2 nights, the families eat in the evening when the sky is black. The Israelites made the huts fourty years ago. The […]
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Jeudi 29 novembre 2007 4 29 /11 /Nov /2007 07:06


The Romans festival's name is Cerelia.The romans honored Ceres their goddess of corn . The festival takes place in October 4th in the past. The festival included music, parades, games and sports and a thanksgiving feast. from LE LIBOUX kevin and NARAYANIn aymeric
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