Of course we know by now that US history is often fabricated. I understand why a Native American person would be offended by this holiday. Nevermind the privilege and benefits they may have today. The truth is that we need not try to tell others how they should feel about their past. More often than not some still feel the pain of the past and the current issues with race today, only pours salt on the wound. 🧂 The Natives are a forgotten people. We should never forget what they have endured regardless of what you are personally. Do you celebrate Thanksgiving ? If so, then why or why not. 🤔
Actually we did. It’s called harvest festival. And Thanksgiving derives from the Prayer of General Thanksgiving in the 1662 Book of Common Prayer. The early settlers to the States and Canada took this with them.
And oddly we used the word fall for autumn in the seventeenth century, then list it from our vocabulary.
@sunriselover Yes, I stand corrected. It derives from a much earlier date. Harvest festivals were national holidays in England until Henry eight abolished them in 1538.
It’s another holiday. Personally I am not big on the “feast/food” aspect of it.
I look at this country supposedly a great one and look at the major cities with massive homelessness ( but get suddenly cleaned up for visits by foreign leaders-SF) and other issues and areas where our “ leaders” can do better but choose not to. In that respect I try and remember those less fortunate,,ergo…just another day.
I celebrate Thanksgiving and Christmas. These have become family holidays, not celebrations of past events. I don’t think about pilgrims on Thanksgiving or Jesus at Christmas. I think about my family and what it means to be together.
We celebrate as a family, giving thanks for all that we have and for people in our lives. We don't talk about the first Thanksgiving myth, even though one ancestor and one uncle probably were present.
i haven't had a family thanksgiving in over a decade. and since my mom died i don't even talk to my father or siblings. this year i'm spending the holiday alone, binge watching some series and eat takeout all day
