(USA) Thanksgiving is almost here!

[zelda_pinwheel]

Originally Posted by Moejoe

Everyday is thanksgiving! Wait, I'm English, damnit!!! I'm going to start the UK branch of thanksgiving, where we just don't punch each other for a day

[pshrynk]

Originally Posted by GA Russell

The Pilgrims are portrayed as celebrating with the Indians. I wonder if that was true, and if so, I wonder if they were the first to do that.

I know that in the case of St. Augustine, what the Spanish did occurred immediately upon arrival. They were thanking God for the safe voyage rather than for the bountiful harvest.

Russel Means, in his autobiography claims that the Pilgrims celebrated Thanksgiving because they had finished the harvest in early October and then went out to kill Native Americans in the area. The thanks was for the successful completion of the campaign. Although Mr Means may have a somewhat skewed vision of the world...

[kindlekitten]

Originally Posted by pshrynk

Russel Means, in his autobiography claims that the Pilgrims celebrated Thanksgiving because they had finished the harvest in early October and then went out to kill Native Americans in the area. The thanks was for the successful completion of the campaign. Although Mr Means may have a somewhat skewed vision of the world...

in reservation speak, Means is often referred to as one f*cked up injun. by his peers... not whites!