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Originally Posted by Corkey
I don't think I've ever herd of Thanksgiving being a religious holiday. It is a white mans holiday to celebrate the population surviving with the help of the Native people.
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Originally Posted by julieisafemme
Thanksgiving was never religious in my home. It is just like Sassy said. It is all about food!
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Originally Posted by Corkey
Not in my world, it is a holiday to give thanks, for some that is to their god, to others it is to their ancestors, and to Mother Earth. But as far as a religious holiday...not really no.
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I look at it as a day to celebrate the White Man's survival with help from the Native people whose land they took and whom they abused and killed either outright or with White Men's diseases.
I find obligatory family events really stressful too.
I like Halloween...yes, I know it has religious connotations too, but I love the Gothic stuff!