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Hey, it's Thanksgiving today in the USA and Brazil, and also kind of in Japan, so maybe it's a good day for me to ask, WHAT ARE YOU THANKFUL FOR? (a-z-animals.com)

submitted 11 months ago by Melatonin@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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[–] Stovetop@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Labor Thanksgiving Day is a thing in Japan, though. It's the equivalent of Labor Day.

[–] Thisfox@sopuli.xyz 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

It is not, however, the holiday that Americans call Thanksgiving.

[–] Stovetop@lemmy.world 0 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

Certainly not, but it is at least a holiday that is recognized in an official capacity and a lot of people get the day off from work or get out early. From what I'm hearing in the other comments, Brazil doesn't really do anything at all, so it's more of a holiday in Japan than it is in Brazil.

[–] Thisfox@sopuli.xyz 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

If other countries had a public holiday on January First, would that mean they celebrate Federation Day? If they had a public holiday later on in January, then are they celebrating my countries Invasion Day?

Yes, it is the same day as one in America. No, that doesn't mean the Japanese are all celebrating a US thanksgiving.

[–] Stovetop@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

It's not always the same day, this year is just coincidental.

Being a holiday established during the post-war US occupation of Japan, though, I wouldn't say it is entirely disconnected from the US holiday. It was willed into existence by Americans based on the fact that the US also celebrates a holiday around that time of year, and so the name is not coincidental.

I'd consider them as related as Christmas and Yule, at least.