From Korea to Ghana, discover the countries with similar holidays to Thanksgiving – and exactly how they celebrate ...

Also known as “The Day of the Dead”, Dia de los Meurtos is a Mexican tradition, focused on honoring deceased loved ones with colorful ofrendas, or altars, that are adorned with photos, candles, and ...

The South Korean holiday of Chuseok is all about family—both alive and dead—and the autumn harvest. This three-day holiday, usually occurring in September, sees millions of people reunite with ...

Korean families serve food to ancestors in a ritual called Charye, to gain their blessings for the coming year. In South Korea, Spam has become a favourite New Year gift, and people will pay up to ...

On the last Thursday of each November, many people in the US celebrate Thanksgiving, also known as “Turkey Day”, in the spirit of being grateful for life’s blessings. Falling on November 24 ...

, shares several of these traditions (and delicious cuisines) during the Seollal, or Korean New Year. An ancestral ritual honoring the older generations. It is closely tied to the three-day ...