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The traditional "first Thanksgiving" story taught in American schools tends to erase the true history between the Wampanoag tribe and the Pilgrims.
Thanksgiving is a national holiday celebrated on various dates in October and November in the United States, Canada, Saint Lucia, Liberia, and unofficially in countries like Brazil and Germany. It is also observed in the Australian territory of Norfolk Island. It began as a day of giving thanks for the blessings of the harvest and of the ...
Traditional "first Thanksgiving" stories taught in schools tend to erase the true history, and the Native American perspective.
To the original people of this continent, each day is a day of thanksgiving to the Creator." [9] The Wampanoag tribe that met them when the Mayflower landed celebrated Cranberry Day every year as their thanksgiving. [10] In 1723, British Massachusetts Bay Governor William Dummer proclaimed a day of thanksgiving on November 6. [11]
The move by retailers to begin holiday sales during Thanksgiving Day (as opposed to the traditional day after) has been criticized as forcing (under threat of being fired) low-end retail workers, who compose an increasing share of the nation's workforce, to work odd hours and to handle atypical, unruly crowds on a day reserved for rest. [160]
Find out how Thanksgiving got its start, plus facts about the first meal.
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Thanksgiving might seem like a day with a simple message of togetherness, but the history about the holiday is vague. Much of the known information about what’s widely regarded as the first ...