Did you know that different countries in the world celebrate Thanksgiving on different days?
Canada celebrates on the 2nd Monday in October
Liberia celebrates on the 1st Thursday in November
Norfolk Islands celebrate on the last Wednesday in November and
the USA celebrates on the 4th Thursday in November.
Thanksgiving proclamations were made mostly by church leaders in New England up until 1682, and then by both state and church leaders until after the American Revolution. During the revolutionary period, political influences affected the issuance of Thanksgiving proclamations. Various proclamations were made by royal governors, John Hancock, General George Washington, and the Continental Congress, each giving thanks to God for events favorable to their causes. As President of the United States, George Washington proclaimed the first nation-wide thanksgiving celebration in America marking November 26, 1789, "as a day of public thanksgiving and prayer to be observed by acknowledging with grateful hearts the many and signal favours of Almighty God".
Other observances known as Thanksgiving
Germany
The Harvest Thanksgiving Festival (Erntedankfest) is an early October, German festival. The festival has a significant religious component to it but also, like its North American counterpart, includes large harvest dinners (consisting mostly of autumn crops) and parades. The Bavarian beer festival Oktoberfest generally takes place within the vicinity of Erntedankfest.
Grenada
In the West Indian island of Grenada, there is a national holiday known as Thanksgiving Day which is celebrated on October 25. Even though it bears the same name, and is celebrated at roughly the same time as the American and Canadian versions of Thanksgiving, this holiday is unrelated to either of those celebrations. Instead the holiday marks the anniversary of the U.S.-led invasion of the island in 1983, in response to the deposition and execution of Grenadian Prime Minister Maurice Bishop.
Korea
On Thanksgiving Day (Chuseok) is a harvest celebration, which is celebrated according to the lunar calendar, typically in late September, early October. CV
Japan
Labor Thanksgiving Day (勤労感謝の日 Kinrō Kansha no Hi ? ) is a national holiday in Japan. It takes place annually on November 23. The law establishing the holiday, which was adopted during the American occupation after World War II, cites it as an occasion for commemorating labor and production and giving one another thanks. Ithas roots in an ancient harvest ceremony (Niiname-sai (新 嘗祭 ? )) celebrating hard work.
Liberia
In the West African country of Liberia, which beginning in 1820, was colonized by free African Americans (most of whom had been formerly enslaved), Thanksgiving is celebrated on the first Thursday of November.
The Netherlands
Many of the Pilgrims who migrated to the Plymouth Plantation had resided in the city of Leiden from 1609–1620, many of whom had recorded their birth, marriages and deaths at the Pieterskerk.
To commemorate this, a non-denominational Thanksgiving Day service is held each year on the morning of the American Thanksgiving Day in the Pieterskerk, a Gothic church in Leiden, to commemorate the hospitality the Pilgrims received in Leiden on their way to the New World.
Norfolk Island
In the Australian external territory of Norfolk Island, Thanksgiving is celebrated on the last Wednesday of November, similar to the pre-World War II American observance on the last Thursday of the month. This means the Norfolk Island observance is the day before or six days after the United States' observance. The holiday was brought to the island by visiting American whaling ships.
In short, it really only matters what you are thankful for!
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Thursday, November 22, 2012
Monday, September 24, 2012
Judge not, that ye be not judged.
How many times have we looked at someone and judged them just on what they look like.
Today we went out to eat at a sports bar/grill and some guys were watching the football game, rooting and tooting for their favorite team.
My oldest son said, "Boy, this guy has to be drunk!" I just looked at him and asked him how he came to that conclusion.
Yes, we are in a sports bar/grill but that doesn't mean this guy was drinking!
This man was just a big Raider fan cheering on his team. He got very excited when his team scored. So what's wrong with that?
This made me then think of a TV show (can't remember what it was) I was watching last year. The show was about judging other people based on what they look like and/or wear.
Each audience member wore a different number on his/her shirt and when their number popped up on the screen that person had to tell what they have been judged on all the time.
The TV show host formed a panel of 5 women and men who had to judge 5 other people just based on their appearance and clothing. I don't remember what was said about all 5 people but I still remember to this day how they judged this poor woman because of what she was wearing.
The woman they judged was a Muslim (American) woman with a very beautiful colored head scarf.
Some of the comments were, "If I would sit on an air plane with her, I would call one of the flight attendance and report her as a terrorist. She sure would make me very paranoid being on a plane with her!" "Her hair must be so dirty underneath this scarf!" "I betcha she really smells bad if you get close to her!"
Are people really this paranoid about other people wearing a head scarf? Yes, they are Muslims but no, they are not terrorists. What you see on TV are the bad people and not the majority of their country and/or religious believe.
This poor Muslim woman was in tears after she heard how she was judged. She said that she actually washes her hair every day like everybody else in the USA. She was born here in the USA. She takes a shower every day. She changes her head scarf at least twice a day, if not more than that, depending on her mood and where she was going.
Does it not say in Matthew 7:1-5:
Judge not, that ye be not judged.
2 For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again.
3 And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye?
4 Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me pull out the mote out of thine eye; and, behold, a beam is in thine own eye?
5 Thou hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother's eye.
So next time you look at a person and judge them just on their appearance, please think twice because this person is most likely not what you think he/she is. This person could turn out to be your best friend, your neighbor, or even the person who may save your life.
Today we went out to eat at a sports bar/grill and some guys were watching the football game, rooting and tooting for their favorite team.
My oldest son said, "Boy, this guy has to be drunk!" I just looked at him and asked him how he came to that conclusion.
Yes, we are in a sports bar/grill but that doesn't mean this guy was drinking!
This man was just a big Raider fan cheering on his team. He got very excited when his team scored. So what's wrong with that?
This made me then think of a TV show (can't remember what it was) I was watching last year. The show was about judging other people based on what they look like and/or wear.
Each audience member wore a different number on his/her shirt and when their number popped up on the screen that person had to tell what they have been judged on all the time.
The TV show host formed a panel of 5 women and men who had to judge 5 other people just based on their appearance and clothing. I don't remember what was said about all 5 people but I still remember to this day how they judged this poor woman because of what she was wearing.
The woman they judged was a Muslim (American) woman with a very beautiful colored head scarf.
Some of the comments were, "If I would sit on an air plane with her, I would call one of the flight attendance and report her as a terrorist. She sure would make me very paranoid being on a plane with her!" "Her hair must be so dirty underneath this scarf!" "I betcha she really smells bad if you get close to her!"
Are people really this paranoid about other people wearing a head scarf? Yes, they are Muslims but no, they are not terrorists. What you see on TV are the bad people and not the majority of their country and/or religious believe.
This poor Muslim woman was in tears after she heard how she was judged. She said that she actually washes her hair every day like everybody else in the USA. She was born here in the USA. She takes a shower every day. She changes her head scarf at least twice a day, if not more than that, depending on her mood and where she was going.
Does it not say in Matthew 7:1-5:
Judge not, that ye be not judged.
2 For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again.
3 And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye?
4 Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me pull out the mote out of thine eye; and, behold, a beam is in thine own eye?
5 Thou hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother's eye.
So next time you look at a person and judge them just on their appearance, please think twice because this person is most likely not what you think he/she is. This person could turn out to be your best friend, your neighbor, or even the person who may save your life.
Thursday, September 06, 2012
Stranger Danger
It’s nearly unthinkable, but every year thousands of children
become victims of crime—whether it’s through kidnappings, violent
attacks, or sexual abuse.
Our kids learn from an early age about stranger-danger in school but do they really listen and would they really apply the rules/ideas they have learned?
Yes, I am paranoid but I'm also worried about my children in now-days society. I don't think I am alone here!
Here is my question though....Does 'Stranger-Danger' warnings really help your child?
The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children doesn't think so. Why not, you ask? Well, read this article and you'll find out: Child Safety is More than a Slogan
Do you know what to do if your child is missing? PANIC, right? Nope, stay calm and follow some of these great tips: Your Child Is Missing
What Parents/Guardians Should Know:
One of the most important tools for law-enforcement to use in the recovery of a missing child is an up-to-date, good-quality photograph along with descriptive information.
Download the Best Practices Guide for Child ID Kits (PDF Format)
Understand the importance of having a good quality photo of your child.
Learn which identification tools you should have for your child. You may think some of these are pretty extreme but guess what....it will help!
The FBI even offers a Child ID App - Putting Safety in Your Hands
You can download a FREE child-id kit from this web-site: http://www.registeredoffenderslist.org/child-id-kit.pdf
Do you still worry about your child's safety? Do you think your child would never do this? REALLY? Think again.
Dateline had a special show about this. You may find this interesting to watch by clicking HERE!
Our kids learn from an early age about stranger-danger in school but do they really listen and would they really apply the rules/ideas they have learned?
Yes, I am paranoid but I'm also worried about my children in now-days society. I don't think I am alone here!
Here is my question though....Does 'Stranger-Danger' warnings really help your child?
The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children doesn't think so. Why not, you ask? Well, read this article and you'll find out: Child Safety is More than a Slogan
Do you know what to do if your child is missing? PANIC, right? Nope, stay calm and follow some of these great tips: Your Child Is Missing
What Parents/Guardians Should Know:
One of the most important tools for law-enforcement to use in the recovery of a missing child is an up-to-date, good-quality photograph along with descriptive information.
Download the Best Practices Guide for Child ID Kits (PDF Format)
Understand the importance of having a good quality photo of your child.
Learn which identification tools you should have for your child. You may think some of these are pretty extreme but guess what....it will help!
The FBI even offers a Child ID App - Putting Safety in Your Hands
You can download a FREE child-id kit from this web-site: http://www.registeredoffenderslist.org/child-id-kit.pdf
Do you still worry about your child's safety? Do you think your child would never do this? REALLY? Think again.
Dateline had a special show about this. You may find this interesting to watch by clicking HERE!
Wednesday, August 29, 2012
The Magical Bank
My cousin (by marriage) emailed this to me and I just couldn't help to share. This is so true! Enjoy!!!
Imagine that you had won the following prize
in a contest: Each morning your bank would deposit $86,400.00
in your private account for your use.
However, this prize has rules, just as any game has certain rules.
The first set of rules would be:
Everything that you didn't spend during each day would be taken away from you.
You may not transfer money into some other account. You may only spend it.
Each morning upon awakening, the bank opens your account with another $86,400.00 for that day.
The second set of rules:
The bank can end the game without warning; at any time it can say, It’s over, the game is over! It can close the account and you will not receive a new one.
WHAT WOULD YOU DO?
You would buy anything and everything you wanted right? Not only for yourself, but for all people you love, right? You would try to spend every cent, and use it all, right?
ACTUALLY This GAME is REALITY!
Each of us is in possession of such a magical bank. We just can't seem to see it.
The MAGICAL BANK is TIME!
Each morning we awaken to receive 86,400 seconds as a gift of life, and when we go to sleep at night, any remaining time is NOT credited to us.
What we haven't lived up that day is forever lost; yesterday is forever gone.
Each morning the account is refilled, but the bank can dissolve your account at any time....WITHOUT WARNING.
SO, what will YOU do with your 86,400 seconds?
Those seconds are worth so much more than the same amount in dollars.
Think about that, and always think of this:
Enjoy every second of your life, because time races by so much quicker than you think.
So take care of yourself, be Happy, Love deeply and enjoy life!
Here's wishing you a wonderful and beautiful day; start spending.
However, this prize has rules, just as any game has certain rules.
The first set of rules would be:
Everything that you didn't spend during each day would be taken away from you.
You may not transfer money into some other account. You may only spend it.
Each morning upon awakening, the bank opens your account with another $86,400.00 for that day.
The second set of rules:
The bank can end the game without warning; at any time it can say, It’s over, the game is over! It can close the account and you will not receive a new one.
WHAT WOULD YOU DO?
You would buy anything and everything you wanted right? Not only for yourself, but for all people you love, right? You would try to spend every cent, and use it all, right?
ACTUALLY This GAME is REALITY!
Each of us is in possession of such a magical bank. We just can't seem to see it.
The MAGICAL BANK is TIME!
Each morning we awaken to receive 86,400 seconds as a gift of life, and when we go to sleep at night, any remaining time is NOT credited to us.
What we haven't lived up that day is forever lost; yesterday is forever gone.
Each morning the account is refilled, but the bank can dissolve your account at any time....WITHOUT WARNING.
SO, what will YOU do with your 86,400 seconds?
Those seconds are worth so much more than the same amount in dollars.
Think about that, and always think of this:
Enjoy every second of your life, because time races by so much quicker than you think.
So take care of yourself, be Happy, Love deeply and enjoy life!
Here's wishing you a wonderful and beautiful day; start spending.
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