Jeudi 29 novembre 2007

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 [...]
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Jeudi 29 novembre 2007

The greeks are celebrating theire goddess demeter in autumn.
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Jeudi 29 novembre 2007


Canadian Thanksgi ving 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. [...]
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Jeudi 29 novembre 2007


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 [...]
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Jeudi 29 novembre 2007

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 [...]
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Jeudi 29 novembre 2007

The ancient greeks has got  a festival who is called: Thesmosphoria  held  each  autumn.They have three days to celebrate the festival:          [...]
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Jeudi 29 novembre 2007


       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 [...]
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Jeudi 29 novembre 2007


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 [...]
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Jeudi 29 novembre 2007

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 [...]
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Jeudi 29 novembre 2007


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 [...]
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