Why Thanksgiving?

@TheRamblingMan (309)

United Kingdom

November 23, 2017 6:58pm CST

Call me ignorant, but what is this Thanksgiving all about? Also, if you eat turkey now, what do you eat for Christmas dinner? Just wondering.

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@snowy22315 (169966)

• United States

24 Nov 17

It is to be thankful for what we have. The pilgrims started it, givng thanks for a bountiful harvest.

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@TheRamblingMan (309)

• United Kingdom

24 Nov 17

Ah, okay, like a harvest festival.. beginning to get it.

@marguicha (215428)

• Chile

24 Nov 17

Read about the wild turkeys the famished pilgrims found in the New World.

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@TheRamblingMan (309)

• United Kingdom

24 Nov 17

I'll look it up. Thanks

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@marguicha (215428)

• Chile

24 Nov 17

@TheRamblingMan You are welcome.

@jstory07 (134460)

• Roseburg, Oregon

24 Nov 17

You can eat turkey for Christmas to. We had ham and turkey, Thanksgiving is to give thanks for what you have.

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@TheRamblingMan (309)

• United Kingdom

24 Nov 17

Yeah, Hams nice & we have Goose for Chrismas, Historically that's more traditional in the UK than Turkey.

@CaseyRoss9966 (4056)

• United States

24 Nov 17

It is supposed to celebrate what we are thankful for but if you look into the history of it all it is pretty sad. Ham is what people normally have for Christmas.

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@TheRamblingMan (309)

• United Kingdom

24 Nov 17

I was once told the Americans stole the country fair and square. But all nations are guilty of doing much the same. How do you think the British got Australia? History is full of it, so don't lose any sleep, its what we do now, not what was done then.