Tell me more about Thanksgiving.

codycaz · #1 11-25-2010, 09:42 AM

Hey guys,As you've noticed i'm not in the U S,but tell me more about Thanksgiving.There's one thing that i know and that is that you guys over there are getting ready for a real feast.When is Thanksgiving and why are you all having Turkey for the occasion?No offense meant
Tb'ers.

shadowtippy · #2 11-25-2010, 11:03 AM

I'm guessing you don't study American history. Thanksgiving was started as a celebration by early colonists (Pilgrims) of North America for having survived a year in the "New World". They invited their good friends, the Indians, and had a feast of turkey, deer, veggies, and various other things they killed, grew, or scavenged. After stuffing themselves, they settled in the living room to watch a football game and started making plans to get their Christmas shopping started the next day.
That's it, briefly. I'll let others go into more detail.

warwick.hoy · #3 11-25-2010, 11:05 AM

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thanksg...ited_States%29

Joe Gress · #4 11-25-2010, 11:06 AM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=42u0TiZZPCY

A.Diva · #5 11-25-2010, 12:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Joe Gress

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=42u0TiZZPCY

Thanks, Joe, for sapping more of my time.

Since I now have no other choice but to log in to NetFlix to find this show.

username n/a · #6 11-25-2010, 01:21 PM

That's pretty much it.

kesslari · #7 11-25-2010, 01:26 PM

It's a harvest festival, with a feel-good collaboration story to it.
For me, it's a time to focus on the things in life for which I'm grateful - as harvest festivals are wont to be. We've brought in the bounty, much to celebrate, let's eat!

Big feasting day, typically turkey, root vegetables and fall vegetables.
Pumpkin pie and chocolate bourbon pecan pie are big at my house.

Winnb · #8 11-25-2010, 01:38 PM

It's one of the days in the US when we eat even more. We're not just pigs, we're super pigs today!

A.Diva · #9 11-25-2010, 01:49 PM

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Originally Posted by username n/a

That's pretty much it.

This gif is totally stolen. Must post to the Book. MUST!!!

codycaz · #10 11-25-2010, 02:32 PM

So you guys had a what we will say a public holiday all around the US.When i was younger and i watched the movies,then sometimes in the movie they will mention Thanksgiving day.So,i was always thinking what Thanksgiving day was all about.Have to admit though,I thought for a while that i've popped the wrong question.

Thanks to you guys who replied,coz now i don't need to wonder what the hell is going on when it comes to Thanksgiving again next time round.That's a part of the tradition and culture.

Joe Gress · #11 11-25-2010, 03:54 PM

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Originally Posted by codycaz

So you guys had a what we will say a public holiday all around the US.When i was younger and i watched the movies,then sometimes in the movie they will mention Thanksgiving day.So,i was always thinking what Thanksgiving day was all about.Have to admit though,I thought for a while that i've popped the wrong question.

Thanks to you guys who replied,coz now i don't need to wonder what the hell is going on when it comes to Thanksgiving again next time round.That's a part of the tradition and culture.

Yup, that's exactly it, a national holiday.

machine gewehr · #12 11-26-2010, 05:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Joe Gress

Yup, that's exactly it, a national holiday.

It's a one day holiday right?

I wonder,how many national holidays do you people have?

Are you as lazy as us I wonder.We had a 9 days of holiday last week.

It was a religious thing though.I'm not a believer but I like Islam on some aspects.

Also we have a few other holidays like our wictory on Independence War,decleration of republic etc.Those are usually one day holidays where celebrations take place.

sandmangeck · #13 11-26-2010, 07:15 AM

Cool story bro.

hrodbert696 · #14 11-26-2010, 07:46 AM

We all get the grade-school story about the "first thanksgiving," but the famous time that the pilgrims had a Thanksgiving feast with some natives dropping in was not the beginning of a continuous tradition. Puritan New England states would proclaim days of thanksgiving on an ad hoc basis, and after the Revolution congress would do the same. The regular, annual Thanksgiving holiday in November was only begun by Lincoln in 1863.

warwick.hoy · #15 11-26-2010, 07:55 AM

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Originally Posted by machine gewehr

It's a one day holiday right?

I wonder,how many national holidays do you people have?

Are you as lazy as us I wonder.We had a 9 days of holiday last week.

It was a religious thing though.I'm not a believer but I like Islam on some aspects.

Also we have a few other holidays like our wictory on Independence War,decleration of republic etc.Those are usually one day holidays where celebrations take place.

Well Thanksgiving is only one day,...Friday after Thanksgiving is National Stomp on a Walmart Shopper at 3am Day.

Relic · #16 11-26-2010, 09:01 AM

I'll sum it up with one word:

*burp*

No, but really in it's most basic form, it's just a day set aside to be thankful for what you have, family friends etc. At least that's how we celebrate it.

Rezdog · #17 11-26-2010, 11:39 AM

Greetings from the North,

Not too long ago some people with strange clothes and odd ways arrived on our shore. They were in no hurry to leave and yet weren't very adapt at feeding themselves. Since it was the time of the ending of the harvest season when all Native Peoples had ceremonies (Thanksgiving) giving thanks to the Creator. It was thought that it would be the right thing to do and feed these malnourished strangers before they perished. So we shared and showed them what to eat and what to harvest.
There are those that now question the wisdom of that act of kindness...but that and the rest are now history.

And to the OP about the turkey thing. Wild turkeys were once plentiful throughout most of North America. They provided more meat than most foul, good tasting, and not difficult to catch.

Rezdog

EBodious · #18 11-26-2010, 04:11 PM

first let me say that i have no real problem with the modern celebration of thanksgiving in america. i enjoy it just fine. but, yesterday i was listening to a radio show from community station KVMR out of nevada city, ca. they were telling the story of the "real" first thanksgiving. it is a rather ugly story. not having a hot tub, i can't travel back in time and tell you what the truth is, but here are some links to the same story.

i post this to offer some other historical perspectives:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/richar..._b_788436.html

this one is more blunt and sensational:

http://www.manataka.org/page269.html

poorbassist15 · #19 11-26-2010, 08:25 PM

It's a time of year, aside from Christmas and New Year's, that we Americans make ourselves even more obese than we usually are.

Joe Gress · #20 11-26-2010, 09:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Rezdog

And to the OP about the turkey thing. Wild turkeys were once plentiful throughout most of North America. They provided more meat than most foul, good tasting, and not difficult to catch.

Lol did you know that turkeys will drown in rain? They look up and don't have enough sense to close their mouths.