Bob/PKB
It's coming....another Thanksgiving in the USA (4th Thursday in November). Many other countries and nations celebrate Thanksgiving at other times, so we all have that in common.
Do you have any family traditions that go with the holiday? Can't be without recipes? What makes YOUR celebration special?
One thing I wonder about is how schools are teaching about Thanksgiving's historical beginning...which I was taught was a celebration to give thanks to God for a bountiful harvest and surviving the first year at Plymouth. Do we just conveniently eliminate the faith part? Should we even call it "Thanksgiving"?
5 Answers
Tommyh
It's not celebrated over here.I think the general attitude is we built this country ourselves with hard work,blood,sweat & tears.So who we gunna thank?
| 10 years ago. Rating: 7 | |
ROMOS
Not celebrated here, although in the ROMOS household the Fleamily will be eating well on the last Thursday in November, don't know why but I think turkey may be on the menu.
| 10 years ago. Rating: 6 | |
jhharlan
I was raised believing that Thanksgiving was brought about by the Pilgrims. It has never been a religious entity to me. But I was always grateful for what it brought to us by way of good food and family. Even more so now that all (7+) of use have whittled down to 3 only……… Happy Thanksgiving to you, Bob. May the family come together………...
| 10 years ago. Rating: 5 | |
The event that Americans commonly call the "First Thanksgiving" was celebrated by the Pilgrims after their first harvest in the New World in 1621.[3] This feast lasted three days, and it was attended by 90 Native Americans (as accounted by attendee Edward Winslow)[4] and 53 Pilgrims.[5] The New England colonists were accustomed to regularly celebrating "thanksgivings"—days of prayer thanking God for blessings such as military victory or the end of a drought.[6]
WIKIPEDIA
I never celebrated Thanksgiving from a religious point of view. It just meant “family” to me. I will not be celebrating this year but only because there is no point anymore….
hector5559
My mums parents came from Plymouth,it was bomb quite bady during the 2world war.Its quite odd that we named so maney places in Britsh ile's afte the U,S,of A
| 10 years ago. Rating: 5 | |
daren1
I will thank you for your honest answer! :D