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American Thanksgiving: European Reflections
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Life is not measured by the number of breaths you take, but by the moments that take your breath away.
"Hating America is something best left to Mobius. He is an expert Yank hater.
He also hates Texans and Australians, he does diversify." ~ Braindead
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Originally posted by Japher View PostHow do you feel about our, US, Thanksgiving Holiday?
Do feel angry that in some small way it signaled a new age of colonialism followed by a sweeping degraded of colonialism, rise of Western influence, and your eventual fall of power?
Do you feel disgusted that us fat Americans would actually have a holiday that celebrates feasting and football which is not soccer?
Are you indifferent, and wonder why Canadians have Thanksgiving in Februtober?
Are you Thankful in that the US markets are closed and we can't do anything on that day to screw up the world economy?
For example:
Myth of Thanksgiving
Myth #11: Thanksgiving is a happy time.
Fact: For many Indian people, “Thanksgiving” is a time of mourning, of remembering how a gift of generosity was rewarded by theft of land and seed corn, extermination of many from disease and gun, and near total destruction of many more from forced assimilation. As currently celebrated in this country, “Thanksgiving” is a bitter reminder of 500 years of betrayal returned for friendship.
Such as Thanksgiving myth
Officially, the holiday we know as 'Thanksgiving' actually came into existence in the year 1637. Governor Winthrop of the Massachussetts Bay Colony proclaimed this first official day of Thanksgiving and feasting to celebrate the return of the colony's men who had arrived safely from what is now Mystic, Connecticut. They had gone there to participate in the massacre of over 700 Pequot men, women and children, and Mr. Winthrop decided to dedicate an official day of thanksgiving complete with a feast to 'give thanks' for their great 'victory'....
Whoever celebrates it without sparing a thought for the real stories behind it, should frankly feel ashamed of themselves...
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Thanksgiving? Never cared about, never heard the story behind it... but hey, now I have a reason to hate it
I hope this one doesn't end up in Denmark some day
Halloween on the other hand I have always hated, but then in a few months we have our own version of Halloween (Fastelavn), so after Halloween took over, we now have two Halloweens each yearThis space is empty... or is it?
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The Welsh are the most useless of all nations.12-17-10 Mohamed Bouazizi NEVER FORGET
Stadtluft Macht Frei
Killing it is the new killing it
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Excellent movie. The ending made a good movie great.Life is not measured by the number of breaths you take, but by the moments that take your breath away.
"Hating America is something best left to Mobius. He is an expert Yank hater.
He also hates Texans and Australians, he does diversify." ~ Braindead
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Originally posted by Kitschum View PostI echo that. I have no particular feelings toward Thanksgiving. Halloween on the other hand
Modern man calls walking more quickly in the same direction down the same road “change.”
The world, in the last three hundred years, has not changed except in that sense.
The simple suggestion of a true change scandalizes and terrifies modern man. -Nicolás Gómez Dávila
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Originally posted by SlowwHand View PostNo, not right. It may be American, but it's not about that, you idiot!
I think it was... wasn't the holiday orignaly meant to thank God for the victory over the south?Modern man calls walking more quickly in the same direction down the same road “change.”
The world, in the last three hundred years, has not changed except in that sense.
The simple suggestion of a true change scandalizes and terrifies modern man. -Nicolás Gómez Dávila
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Originally posted by Adagio View PostHalloween on the other hand I have always hated, but then in a few months we have our own version of Halloween (Fastelavn), so after Halloween took over, we now have two Halloweens each year
Our equivalent to thanksgiving is caled pust and it actually features some really neat remanants of old pagan rituals.
American holidays and traditions are mostly due to the promotion of stores who wish to get some extra consumer spending out and due to american pop culture surpplanting our own.
By Svetovid and Perun some day we will we need to teach these Vinlanders a lesson!Modern man calls walking more quickly in the same direction down the same road “change.”
The world, in the last three hundred years, has not changed except in that sense.
The simple suggestion of a true change scandalizes and terrifies modern man. -Nicolás Gómez Dávila
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Originally posted by Asher View PostThe Canadian thanksgiving makes more sense as it coincides with the harvest.
Also, the US thanksgiving is too close to Christmas. TOO MUCH TURKEY within a month or so.Speaking of Erith:
"It's not twinned with anywhere, but it does have a suicide pact with Dagenham" - Linda Smith
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Originally posted by Asher View PostI have Chinese on Christmas eve every year.
Christmas day is TURKEY DAY pt 2.Speaking of Erith:
"It's not twinned with anywhere, but it does have a suicide pact with Dagenham" - Linda Smith
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