User blog comment:Yuna467/Thanksgiving/@comment-836272-20121125121959/@comment-4111991-20130323111416

Ah, I keep forgetting you're from Great Britain. :P

To give you another perspective on the holiday that is Thanksgiving, Thanksgiving is what it sounds like: a time when we give thanks to those that provide for us the food we need to survive. Whether it be the land, our family, or if you're of a religious belief, God. It coincides with the time of the harvest, and functions as one last feast before the cold winters began. In America, this date is around the end of November, whereas in Canada it happens around the beginning of October (most likely because Canada's winters start earlier). As a Canadian, I obviously celebrate Thanksgiving in October (along with my birthday, sometimes on the same day :P).

It's a pretty sweet little holiday, and also serves as a break before the big, smash-hit event, Christmas. :P