Klarinet Archive - Posting 000713.txt from 2004/11

From: "Dee D. Flint" <deeflint01@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] Happy Thanksgiving
Date: Sat, 27 Nov 2004 17:02:33 -0500


----- Original Message -----
From: "Karin Berman" <berman@-----.ca>
To: <klarinet@-----.org>
Sent: Saturday, November 27, 2004 3:52 PM
Subject: RE: [kl] Happy Thanksgiving

> maybe for managing to wipe out almost all the Native People, taking their
> land? Then went home after it all to celebrate with some dead turkey ???
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> I am just guessing here...
> Karin
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There is no point is guessing since there is plenty of documentation around.
Thanksgiving started long before any significant conflicts had occurred and
at a time when the settlers were, for the most part, working with the Native
Americans.

It was a harvest festival and people gave thanks for having survived long
enough in this new environment to have a harvest.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Matthew Lloyd [mailto:matthew@-----.uk]
> Sent: Saturday, November 27, 2004 1:12 PM
> To: klarinet@-----.org
> Subject: RE: [kl] Happy Thanksgiving
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> I've always wondered, and perhaps now is the time to learn.
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> What do Americans give thanks for on Thanksgiving?
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> Matthew
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