Isn't Thanksgiving an anglican holiday?

Silvan · Jul 21, 2021

I know full well that this is something different.
But as a related topic I'd like to mention it here:

Erntedank: Thanksgiving in Germany

In Switzerland, many communities observe Erntedank in mid-September. In Germany the observance is often on the first Sunday in October, which is usually also the first Sunday following Michaelistag or Michaelmas (29 September). This puts the Germanic thanksgiving closer to Canada’s Thanksgiving holiday in early October, rather than the American observance in late November, but there is no official date or any nationwide observance as in the US and Canada. Not even the “official” Erntedank date of the first Sunday in October, recommended by the German Catholic Church since 1972, is followed uniformly everywhere in Germany, nor is it included in the Church calendar of official observances. In some areas, Erntedank coincides with the wine harvest and takes place as late as November. For 2020, in response to the Covid-19 pandemic, most communities modified the celebration, but refused to drop it entirely.
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More about it - and with pictures:

https://www.german-way.com/history-and-culture/holidays-and-celebrations/thanksgiving-in-germany/

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Isn't Thanksgiving an anglican holiday?

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