A time to give thanks..Thanksgiving
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It's time to give thanks IC as we reflect on the history and tradition of Thanksgiving, what are you thankful for as we celebrate this very American holiday?
http://www.history.com/topics/thanksgiving
In 1621, the Plymouth colonists and Wampanoag Indians shared an autumn harvest feast that is acknowledged today as one of the first Thanksgiving celebrations in the colonies. For more than two centuries, days of thanksgiving were celebrated by individual colonies and states. It wasn't until 1863, in the midst of the Civil War, that President Abraham Lincoln proclaimed a national Thanksgiving Day to be held each November.
Thanksgiving at Plymouth
In September 1620, a small ship called the Mayflower left Plymouth, England, carrying 102 passengers—an assortment of religious separatists seeking a new home where they could freely practice their faith and other individuals lured by the promise of prosperity and land ownership in the New World. After a treacherous and uncomfortable crossing that lasted 66 days, they dropped anchor near the tip of Cape Cod, far north of their intended destination at the mouth of the Hudson River. One month later, the Mayflower crossed Massachusetts Bay, where the Pilgrims, as they are now commonly known, began the work of establishing a village at Plymouth.
Throughout that first brutal winter, most of the colonists remained on board the ship, where they suffered from exposure, scurvy and outbreaks of contagious disease. Only half of the Mayflower’s original passengers and crew lived to see their first New England spring. In March, the remaining settlers moved ashore, where they received an astonishing visit from an Abenaki Indian who greeted them in English. Several days later, he returned with another Native American, Squanto, a member of the Pawtuxet tribe who had been kidnapped by an English sea captain and sold into slavery before escaping to London and returning to his homeland on an exploratory expedition. Squanto taught the Pilgrims, weakened by malnutrition and illness, how to cultivate corn, extract sap from maple trees, catch fish in the rivers and avoid poisonous plants. He also helped the settlers forge an alliance with the Wampanoag, a local tribe, which would endure for more than 50 years and tragically remains one of the sole examples of harmony between European colonists and Native Americans.
In November 1621, after the Pilgrims’ first corn harvest proved successful, Governor William Bradford organized a celebratory feast and invited a group of the fledgling colony’s Native American allies, including the Wampanoag chief Massasoit. Now remembered as American’s “first Thanksgiving”—although the Pilgrims themselves may not have used the term at the time—the festival lasted for three days. While no record exists of the historic banquet’s exact menu, the Pilgrim chronicler Edward Winslow wrote in his journal that Governor Bradford sent four men on a “fowling” mission in preparation for the event, and that the Wampanoag guests arrived bearing five deer. Historians have suggested that many of the dishes were likely prepared using traditional Native American spices and cooking methods. Because the Pilgrims had no oven and the Mayflower’s sugar supply had dwindled by the fall of 1621, the meal did not feature pies, cakes or other desserts, which have become a hallmark of contemporary celebrations.
http://www.history.com/topics/thanksgiving
In 1621, the Plymouth colonists and Wampanoag Indians shared an autumn harvest feast that is acknowledged today as one of the first Thanksgiving celebrations in the colonies. For more than two centuries, days of thanksgiving were celebrated by individual colonies and states. It wasn't until 1863, in the midst of the Civil War, that President Abraham Lincoln proclaimed a national Thanksgiving Day to be held each November.
Thanksgiving at Plymouth
In September 1620, a small ship called the Mayflower left Plymouth, England, carrying 102 passengers—an assortment of religious separatists seeking a new home where they could freely practice their faith and other individuals lured by the promise of prosperity and land ownership in the New World. After a treacherous and uncomfortable crossing that lasted 66 days, they dropped anchor near the tip of Cape Cod, far north of their intended destination at the mouth of the Hudson River. One month later, the Mayflower crossed Massachusetts Bay, where the Pilgrims, as they are now commonly known, began the work of establishing a village at Plymouth.
Throughout that first brutal winter, most of the colonists remained on board the ship, where they suffered from exposure, scurvy and outbreaks of contagious disease. Only half of the Mayflower’s original passengers and crew lived to see their first New England spring. In March, the remaining settlers moved ashore, where they received an astonishing visit from an Abenaki Indian who greeted them in English. Several days later, he returned with another Native American, Squanto, a member of the Pawtuxet tribe who had been kidnapped by an English sea captain and sold into slavery before escaping to London and returning to his homeland on an exploratory expedition. Squanto taught the Pilgrims, weakened by malnutrition and illness, how to cultivate corn, extract sap from maple trees, catch fish in the rivers and avoid poisonous plants. He also helped the settlers forge an alliance with the Wampanoag, a local tribe, which would endure for more than 50 years and tragically remains one of the sole examples of harmony between European colonists and Native Americans.
In November 1621, after the Pilgrims’ first corn harvest proved successful, Governor William Bradford organized a celebratory feast and invited a group of the fledgling colony’s Native American allies, including the Wampanoag chief Massasoit. Now remembered as American’s “first Thanksgiving”—although the Pilgrims themselves may not have used the term at the time—the festival lasted for three days. While no record exists of the historic banquet’s exact menu, the Pilgrim chronicler Edward Winslow wrote in his journal that Governor Bradford sent four men on a “fowling” mission in preparation for the event, and that the Wampanoag guests arrived bearing five deer. Historians have suggested that many of the dishes were likely prepared using traditional Native American spices and cooking methods. Because the Pilgrims had no oven and the Mayflower’s sugar supply had dwindled by the fall of 1621, the meal did not feature pies, cakes or other desserts, which have become a hallmark of contemporary celebrations.
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Rip to the moccasins
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RIP Squanto!
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Rip walks with the wind
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Bruh....honestly ? need to leave the whole "history of thanksgiving" sentimental rememberance ? alone and just embrace it as a time to spend with family....
Cuz wasn't ? memorable about what took place back then..... -
I heard Abe Lincoln was the one who made Thanksgiving a Celebrated holiday in the states.
I mean it was already around, but word on the interwebz is he gave people the day off for it and ? , and made it more about spending time with fam instead of whatever it was before. -
Rip Conflict
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I tell my Facebook friends the "truth" about holidays to be an ? but I don't give a ? about how and why things started.
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Smash_Adams wrote: »Rip redskins. RGIII has really ? up my football season
KC chiefs are ballin tho..
They Playoff bound
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I knew this ? was gonna make this thread at some point.
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Never Forget!
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Seen a Special on TV about Thanksgiving saying that One of the Indians at the Original Thanksgiving had already Been to Europe & back to America along with some of his people.
......Turns out, Some of the Europeans had already been Abducting & Enslaving some of the Native Americans in Europe for some Time and were sent back .
These Crackers done ? over Them , enslaved THEM ? TOO, THEN tried to ? em Off .???
White folks ain't ? Brah . lol -
What about them #2 Florida State Seminole's
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Smash_Adams wrote: »
I don't give a ? about a lot of things, though.
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What about them #2 Florida State Seminole's
My dad great grandfather was part seminole indian.My dad use to tell me that my grandfather use to remind him about how his father would tell him stories about his roots.And the seminoles's were nothing to ? with when the europeans came to seek and destroy. They held their own for their land before it was finally seized by the white devils. -
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Thank you Pilgrims and President Abraham Lincoln Traveling 4 hours to see Mom & Dad tomorrow ( married 40+ years now ) and spend 4 days with them. It's like a holiday and a B&B except with breakfast, lunch and dinner..they love to spoil their son, daughter-in-law and grand kids. Haha
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? her perfect ? !
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What about them #2 Florida State Seminole's
My dad great grandfather was part seminole indian.My dad use to tell me that my grandfather use to remind him about how his father would tell him stories about his roots.And the seminoles's were nothing to ? with when the europeans came to seek and destroy. They held their own for their land before it was finally seized by the white devils.
Ronald Sanders, a so called Jewish man, wrote a book that mentioned a white man who made contact with the Seminole Indians on Florida...
It chronicles a conversation had between his Seminole guide and some natives. Come to find out....some of the Seminole Indians spoke FLUENT Hebrew, and identifies themselves as the biblical tribe of Reuben....
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Never Forget!
[img]https://scontent-b-ord.? .fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/1003926_10152031961894588_1086530472_n.jpg[/img]JonnyRoccIT wrote: »Seen a Special on TV about Thanksgiving saying that One of the Indians at the Original Thanksgiving had already Been to Europe & back to America along with some of his people.
......Turns out, Some of the Europeans had already been Abducting & Enslaving some of the Native Americans in Europe for some Time and were sent back .
These Crackers done ? over Them , enslaved THEM ? TOO, THEN tried to ? em Off .???
White folks ain't ? Brah . lol
THANK YOU.
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Bangers and mash
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Holy ? , some of you have to be some of the most miserable persons on the planets to have over for Thanksgiving..
I can imagine the dinner conversation.
"oh yeah, I was readingz on the internets how them whitez...blah blah blah..genocide..blah blah....can you pass the gravy..oh yeah, they ? the Indians over real good..blah blah..you see best buy having a deal on tvs?"
smh