How cooking food and gathering for feasts made us human

Patricia YarrowNov. 23  06:48 pm JST

Happy Thanksgiving, everyone!

SapperJonNov. 23  06:56 pm JST

Do the Japanese celebrate the American thanksgiving or do they have similar festival to England which is called Harvest Festival held on different days according to local tradition. A service is held in church on a Sunday normally in September but it is slowly dying out. Maybe because of the UK's high immigrant population.

Possibly. India just celebrated their version recently, it's called 'diwali'. And Native American peoples have celebrated Thanksgiving LONG before it was called by that name. And even in America it's not really a religious holiday, it's not on church calendars. Also, it's celebrated in Canada during October.

I've always respected the way that the Amish communities have coexisted amongst us, and are seemingly self-sufficient, yet others have laughed at their backward ways.... I wonder who will have the last laugh ? I believe, they have maintained something that we have lost, even if, they have decided to restrict their advancement beyond that of day to day survival.

@SapperJon - not maybe... but partly. Another explanation is that we have moved from an agriculturally focused society into a Services based one - so are now really no longer self-sufficient but heavily dependent upon these so called Services, that seemingly no one wants from us these days as in Europe, they have their own "Service" providers....

Do the Japanese celebrate the American thanksgiving or do they have similar festival to England which is called Harvest Festival held on different days according to local tradition. A service is held in church on a Sunday normally in September but it is slowly dying out. Maybe because of the UK's high immigrant population.

Happy Thanksgiving, everyone!

Man is omnivorous. It's our nature and our brains are more advanced than that of animals. We can utilize nature for our benefit and make our lives better.