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Author: Kevin (U.S.0 | [ Next Thread |
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] Date Posted: 23:56:34 11/26/04 Fri In reply to: Jim (Canada) 's message, "Happy Thanksgiving Americans! We had ours a month ago" on 00:37:02 11/26/04 Fri Arlight I think I finally figured it out. The "first" Thanksgiving was celebrated in 1621, over a period of three days by the Pilgrims and neighboring Wampanoag Indians who supplied much of the food - venison, waterfowl, dried berries, shellfish and cornbread. Governor William Bradford sent "four men fowling" after wild ducks and geese. It is not certain that wild turkey was part of their feast. The term "turkey" was used by the Pilgrims to mean any sort of wild fowl. So then the colonists ate for a couple years, then... The first national Thanksgiving Day, proclaimed by President George Washington, was celebrated on November 26, 1789. However, many felt the hardships of a few Pilgrims did not warrant a national holiday, and later, President Thomas Jefferson scoffed at the idea of having a day of thanksgiving. Im pretty sure that is the true tale, of America's Thanksgiving. [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ] |
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Author: Ed Harris (Venezia) [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 00:04:18 11/27/04 Sat Did Mr Washington declare Thanksgiving on November 26th because it was the presumed date of their harvest or their arrival? Or was it a date entirely manufactured by the president? If the latter, then it would explain why it is not celebrated at the same time as the Canadian one. [ Post a Reply to This Message ] |