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Happy Thanksgiving (2012)
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<blockquote data-quote="texan" data-source="post: 1057459" data-attributes="member: 38206"><p><strong>Thanksgiving is more than just a time to gather with family to enjoy a good meal.</strong></p><p><strong>It is a religious holiday that calls Americans to reflect upon their life, examine their ways, and give thanks </strong></p><p><strong>for their blessings. History records many lessons that can be learned from Thanksgiving.</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>In 1621 a group of religious Puritans left England to seek a land that would allow them religious freedom. </strong></p><p> <strong>Persecution pushed them to make a "pilgrimage" to America.</strong></p><p><strong>It is from this journey that they became known as the "pilgrims." </strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>When the Pilgrims settled in America they were greeted by the Wampanoag Indians.</strong></p><p><strong>History records about 90 Indians and 50 Puritans shared a meal of thanksgiving together sometime between </strong></p><p><strong>September 21 and November 9. Based on the numbers, it was probably the Indians who brought most of the food.</strong></p><p><strong>And let us not be mistaken, it was the Pilgrims who were the visitors and not the hosts to this meal. </strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>When they first gathered, the Pilgrims' Thanksgiving was not a scheduled event. </strong></p><p><strong>It become an American ritual 200 years later. President George Washington declared November 26, 1789 a</strong></p><p> <strong>day of thanksgiving and prayer in honor of the establishment of the new government. </strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p> <strong>Washington wanted this holiday to be renewed yearly but faced harsh criticism from Thomas Jefferson, who</strong></p><p> <strong>stated the government had no authority to observe a religious holiday. It was in the midst of the civil war </strong></p><p><strong>that President Abraham Lincoln declared the final Thursday in November as a national day of gratitude.</strong></p><p><strong>Washington, Jefferson, and Lincoln all agreed that Thanksgiving is a spiritual holiday for worship and appreciation.</strong></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="texan, post: 1057459, member: 38206"] [B]Thanksgiving is more than just a time to gather with family to enjoy a good meal. It is a religious holiday that calls Americans to reflect upon their life, examine their ways, and give thanks for their blessings. History records many lessons that can be learned from Thanksgiving. In 1621 a group of religious Puritans left England to seek a land that would allow them religious freedom. Persecution pushed them to make a "pilgrimage" to America. It is from this journey that they became known as the "pilgrims." When the Pilgrims settled in America they were greeted by the Wampanoag Indians. History records about 90 Indians and 50 Puritans shared a meal of thanksgiving together sometime between September 21 and November 9. Based on the numbers, it was probably the Indians who brought most of the food. And let us not be mistaken, it was the Pilgrims who were the visitors and not the hosts to this meal. When they first gathered, the Pilgrims' Thanksgiving was not a scheduled event. It become an American ritual 200 years later. President George Washington declared November 26, 1789 a day of thanksgiving and prayer in honor of the establishment of the new government. Washington wanted this holiday to be renewed yearly but faced harsh criticism from Thomas Jefferson, who stated the government had no authority to observe a religious holiday. It was in the midst of the civil war that President Abraham Lincoln declared the final Thursday in November as a national day of gratitude. Washington, Jefferson, and Lincoln all agreed that Thanksgiving is a spiritual holiday for worship and appreciation.[/B] [/QUOTE]
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