Kαλά εὐχαριστία!

"Happy Thanksgiving" (Kala eukharistia!)

In the US today, we celebrate the Thanksgiving holiday. Canada celebrated their Thanksgiving holiday last month, so a belated Kαλά εὐχαριστία! to any Canadians stopping by here.

I think of Thanksgiving as the most Epicurean of the established holidays with its emphasis on:

• gratitude
• the gathering together of friends and family
• the enjoyment of food and drink on a special occasion

So, think on these things this holiday and be grateful for this life in which we get to experience all these in addition to having the opportunity to study and practice the philosophy of the Garden.

Carpe diem! Pluck the ripe fruit of the day!

In light of Elli's post on FB, maybe a better title would Εὐχάριστοι γίνεσθε! (Eukharistoi ginesthe)* "Be grateful!" or paraphrased to "Give thanksgiving!" reminding us to be grateful. My original Kala eukharistia! didn't necessarily refer to the "day" of Thanksgiving (as Elli's comment did (which I greatly appreciate btw) but "joyous, happy, good thanksgiving" as an act of gratitude in which to engage. Even so, Εὐχάριστοι γίνεσθε is probably a better way to go in an ancient context.

*The phrase comes from Colossians 3:15 just so I can get my ancient Greek correct. Don't take offense at the source.

Yes, her Χαρουμενη ημέρα των ευχάριστων literally translates as "Happy day of thanksgiving."