celebrate and give thanks

I will praise the name of God with song, And shall magnify Him with thanksgiving.

– Psalm 69:30

Song reference!

O praise the name of the Lord our God

O praise His name forevermore

For endless days we will sing Your praise

Oh Lord, oh Lord our God

Thanksgiving is tomorrow!!!

It is a day set aside to reflect and be thankful for all that God has given us.

Fun facts for today: although we mostly consider Thanksgiving Day to be something that is celebrated only in the United States of America, did you know other countries celebrate similar holidays and feasts? For example:

• India celebrates harvest in various regions
• Canada celebrates thanksgiving in October
• The cornucopia is traced back to the ancient Greeks and Romans. It comes from Greek mythology and was said to be a “horn of plenty” that was given by the Greek god Zeus. The horn was believed to magically produce an endless supply of anything desired by the one who owns the horn.
• The Chinese Festival of “Chung Ch’ui” — on this day many in China eat moon cakes (small yellow cakes) to celebrate the harvest moon
• The Jewish feast of Sukkot is observed during the harvest season
• Ancient Egyptians had a feast in honor of Min, the god of harvest and fertility
• Lamas Day, was celebrated in the British Isles. On this day people would take a loaf of bread to church. The loaf was baked from the first harvest.
• Harvest Festival is celebrated in the UK and as time goes on many of the American traditions and foods are added to celebration dinners.
• Victory and Homeland Thanksgiving Day is celebrated in Croatia on August 5th. But rather than a thanksgiving holiday it is really a memorial to the day that the city of Knin was seized by the Croatian Army during the War of Independence.
• Other countries such as Germany, Brazil, Ghana, Nigeria and Korea also have thanksgiving and/or harvest festivals

We should not just be thankful one day a year, but celebrate the greatness of our God with thanks every day!

Have a blessed day!