Catholic Thanksgiving Prayer: On the Thanksgiving Day, Catholics thank the creator of this universe for all the gifts and blessings that He has endowed them with. Family members together read scripture during the Thanksgiving dinner and then, take turns sharing things for which they are most thankful to god. The idea is to express an honest gratitude towards god and …

The Pumpkin: John Greenleaf Whittier uses grandiose language in “The Pumpkin” to describe, in the end, his nostalgia for Thanksgivings of old and bounteous love for pumpkin pie, the enduring symbol of those holidays. The poem begins with strong imagery of pumpkins growing in a field and ends as an emotional ode to his now elderly mother, enhanced by similes. …

History of Thanksgiving: Thanksgiving has been an annual tradition in the U.S. since centuries, and the present day thanksgiving celebrations are held on the fourth thursday of November across the country. The history of Thanksgiving is woven in many instances of Thanksgiving ceremonies organized throughout the US, owing to different reasons. Settlers from Europe also have also contributed to the …

Short Turkey Songs: Thanksgiving brings with it the perfect occasion for the recitation of songs. You can either sing them at dinner time or write them on the cards and then exchange them with your friends and relatives. Turkey forms the main dish of the Thanksgiving dinner and runs as the common favorite of everyone. So, making it your theme …

Thanksgiving is a holiday in the United States and Canada when people give thanks. In the United States, it is on the fourth Thursday of November. In Canada it is on the second Monday of October. In 1863, Abraham Lincoln said the last Thursday of November would be a national Day of Thanksgiving for the United States. American immigrants brought …

A Thanksgiving Day Prayer: Thanksgiving is the time when we thank the Almighty for his continuous grace. It is a festive occasion celebrated with much enthusiasm and joy in US, Canada and many other countries. On this occasion, families offer prayers to the great Lord, at churches as well as in homes. Customary Thanksgiving prayers are quite popular before the …

The International Meatless Day is celebrated on November 25 every year across the globe. It is also known as the International Vegetarian Day. This day is special in the sense that it marks the birth of Sadhu T.L. Vaswani, who was a great Indian educationist and began the Mira movement for the upliftment of Indian education system. He had also …

White Revolution? In India, Gujarat and Rajasthan had excess production as compared to local consumption of milk. In 1970, the National Dairy Development Board initiated activities like building veterinary centres, milk chilling centres, processing plants and strengthened the milk cooperative movement based on Anand Milk Union Limited (AMUL). This was done through Operation Flood, with aid from the Food and …

एड्स रोगी की प्रेरणादायक सच्ची कहानी: हर साल 1 दिसम्बर को दुनिया भर में विश्व एड्स दिवस के रूप में मनाया जाता है। आप तो जानते ही हैं, एड्स एक लाइलाज बीमारी है। ऐसे में जिन लोगों को एड्स हो जाये उनका निराश होना स्वाभाविक ही है। मेरे विचार से एड्स दिवस मानाने की सार्थकता तभी है जब हम एड्स …

Why are Cancer and AIDS so feared? Cancer and AIDS are two of the most dreaded diseases. They are not highly infectious diseases like the plagues of centuries past, so that people who are with sufferers are not necessarily at risk. But they can be difficult to treat, and there is little hope for patients who have either disease in …