History-Sode | Harvest Celebrations

Auntie Jo Jo's Library · Nov 27, 2025 · 2m

This Thanksgiving, travel the world with Auntie Jo Jo to explore how different cultures give thanks. 🌍

From Britain’s Harvest Festival and Canada’s October Thanksgiving, to Japan’s Labor Thanksgiving Day and India’s bright Pongal, discover how gratitude and celebration look around the globe.

Sources:

Smithsonian Magazine, “Harvest Traditions Around the World.”

National Geographic Kids, Global Thanksgiving and Harvest Celebrations.

Japan Times, “Kinrō Kansha no Hi: Japan’s Day of Thanks.”

BBC Good Food, “History of the British Harvest Festival.”

Cultural India, Pongal: The Festival of Harvest.