2007-11-20 12:08:16 · 19 answers · asked by janice g 1 in Travel ➔ Ireland ➔ Other - Ireland
Don't know about Ireland, but in England we have Harvest Festivals in September and October. Each Church or organisation has a different day, so that visitors can go to each others. There is a collection of fruits, vegetables, flowers, groceries etc, which are usually auctioned these days, either for the Church or a charity. When I was a child these collections were often given to an orphanage or old people's home, but as our social service network has changed, this is no longer politically correct or needed.
After singing traditional Harvest thank-you hymns, a supper is served, usually a buffet, but sometimes a sit down meal (rarely turkey, that is for Christmas).
Again this has changed. When I was young it was a Harvest tea, but social customs have changed. Harvest Festivals are not such big events as they used to be, attendances are dwindling. Most Churches would feature either a sheaf of wheat, or a loaf of bread in the shape of one, but I haven't seen this for years.
Our Harvest Festivals are a form of thanksgiving for the fertility of the land, and the edibles produced thereon.
2007-11-20 12:47:46 · answer #1 · answered by steffi 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Where did that question come from, not a long thought process involved here. Thanksgiving is an American Holiday. It doesn't involve the Irish one bit.
Like those from Ireland stated, Do U know UR own History?
2007-11-22 18:11:58 · answer #2 · answered by Chef April 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hilarious question! Do your homework and find out what you are celebrating. We don't celebrate thanksgiving because its not ours to do!!
We do have harvest which is not the same thing at all but a thanksgiving for the crop harvest.
Why do you guys not understand your own customs. Why go looking elsewhere when you just dont get your own?
I'm mystified/
2007-11-22 06:14:11 · answer #3 · answered by stitcherkf 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Ireland doesn't do Thanksgiving. It's an American holiday.
2007-11-20 22:40:57 · answer #4 · answered by Orla C 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Heheh Ireland doesn't do Thanksgiving. We have Christmas
2007-11-20 12:12:14 · answer #5 · answered by stoopid 4 · 5⤊ 0⤋
Ireland doesn't do Thanksgiving. Makes you wonder if you've actually looked up the reason why the States has it...
2007-11-21 01:27:59 · answer #6 · answered by greenorlagh 6 · 7⤊ 0⤋
The Irish don't like to celebrate the white invasion of America.
2007-11-21 06:48:00 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 0⤋
Thanksgiving is an American holiday and is not celebrated in other countries.
2007-11-20 18:12:29 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 0⤋
We dont do thanksgiving in Ireland at all :)
2007-11-20 12:35:32 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
Why would us Irish celebrate the coming of native Americans to America? We don't celebrate it but at Easter Monday we celebrate the Easter Rising and what our forefathers did for us, that is probally the closest thing to it.
2007-11-21 04:32:20 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋