thanksgiving day is our national holiday that commemorates the 1st harvest
the pilgrims had in the new world and how thankful they were to still be
alive. the indians are supposed to have brought food to the pilgrims thereby
showing no hostility toward them. it has become a day for us to thank God
(or if one doesn't believe, whoever provides the good life one has) for our
homes, loved ones and way of life. turkey is a native bird here, supposed to
have been one of the foods the pilgrims ate on the first thanksgiving day
and a staple of the early american diet. ben franklin, one of our founding
fathers, wanted the turkey to be our national bird because of its economic
importance and its delicious flavor, but the american bald eagle won the
contest. there are times that i wish the turkey had won because of the
eagles warring qualities. oh well. not my choice.
mad
--
"The early bird may get the worm, but the second mouse
gets the cheese."
Robert Heinlein

From: Steve Jackson
Newsgroups: rec.ponds
Date: Thu, 27 Nov 2003 19:06:46 +0000
Subject: Turkey Day

In message lHpxb.22755$m24.22575@fed1read02, tdreeves
writes
May each and everyone have a Blessed Thanksgiving!
From the Reeves Family in Arizona.


Sorry to ask a daft question, but living in the UK, I have no idea what
Thanksgiving Day is all about!

Could someone please enlighten me?

Have a good one anyway:-))
--
Steve



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