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Started by Celli, April 02, 2004, 02:46:46 PM

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Jeysie

Er. Thanksgiving isn't a Catholic holiday at all, it's just an American one. Some countries have similar festivals (like Canada, IIRC), but it's not a religious thing.

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B'rrr

hmmm... I always thought that it was a religious (supposably catholic) one too ; / ...but if it isn't, what about and to who are they saying thnx to?
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hmmmm.... so it's Thank-you-for-giving-another-opportunity-to-eat-turkey-day ...for you.

...makes sense ; )
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Quote from: B'rrr on April 09, 2004, 03:25:24 AMhmmm... I always thought that it was a religious (supposably catholic) one too ; / ...but if it isn't, what about and to who are they saying thnx to?

Well, the traditional tale is that it was started by the Pilgrims giving thanks for surviving their first period of time here in North America. It thus might have it's roots in a Puritan festival, but it's not really a religious thing now (unless you want to bring thanks to G-d into it).

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http://people.howstuffworks.com/thanksgiving.htm

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Quote from: koko_99_2001 on April 09, 2004, 09:03:43 AMThe Pilgrims were able to survive their first winter in America with an Indian's help, named Squanto. So they celebrated with the Indians and gave thanks.
If only that Indian had known what trouble he got his race into by doing that. :-X
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