Should We Continue To Celebrate Thanksgiving ?

Question

Just wondering.
Don't flip your wig.

Answer 1

honestly i'm sick of holidays altogether. i think they should all be done away with.

i mean, i think we should get a lot more vacation off work, but i don't think there should be any specific reason why we get off.

christmas is a christian holiday.. but lots of us aren't christians. thanksgiving, what are we celebrating? killing off all the indians? easter is another christian. new year's day just makes no sense as a holiday. they're all b.s., dammit!!!! labor day? give me a break, you're supposed to honor labor? huh?! if you want to honor my labor, GIVE ME LOTS OF MONEY SO I DON'T HAVE TO WORK. veteran's day at least makes sense, but how many people honor it? the 4th of july makes sense, but again how many people think about what it means?

Answer 2

Well... let me give this a slightly simplistic try:
1. Thanksgiving is an American holiday celebrating survival under hard circumstances (starvation, disease, a rocky relationship with the natives)... and spitting in the eye of the harder circumstances (ie, brutally cold winter) to come. The mere tradition and "American spirit" of it make Thanksgiving worthwhile.
2. We all have things to be thankful for- if you think not, you're either not looking very hard or being deliberately difficult. It's nice to take a day off to be thankful for our blessings.
3. (Bear with this one for a moment - it'll pay off for Christians) The Lord is often referred as "The Father", and is so named by Christ. Christ is known as "The Son" and preserves that relationship with His Father. This seems to be a statement on the eternal organization of families, and a powerful one: if the Almighty chooses to recognize family ties, they must be important. Therefore the gathering of family for the purpose of giving thanks, celebrating, strengthening family ties, etc is a worthwhile endeavor of its' own and is possibly even a modest Christian virtue.
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So Americans certainly have plenty of reasons to celebrate even if they're not Christians, and Christians have even more reasons still... and an opportunity to serve our heavenly purpose.

Answer 3

Yes. Continue that and get rid of Halloween for sure. It's also a lot better than the false, Santa Claus version of Christmas which also needs to be gotten rid of.

I like Thanksgiving the best of all, and it's the most genuine.

Why would you want to get rid of it - it's not liberal or politically correct enough?

I also like those pilgrims and the values they had as compared with most of what goes on today.

Answer 4

We have little in life to celebrate, and Thanksgiving is one of those in which the only pressure is to sit around with your family, feast, and realize, these are the people that love me. They're weird, I can't stand them any other day, but today, for one day, this is home.

It's not like Christmas, which is just consumerism on crack.

Answer 5

Yes! Its tradition.
I agree with alot below also....its a time for family.
Its the beginning of holiday.
It breaks up the drab dreary winter months.

Answer 6

Of coarse. There is nothing like a big feast and celebrating what you are thankful for with friends and family.

Answer 7

are you asking about the national holiday being observed or just personally? Nationally yes, personally doesn't matter to me, i'll continue celebrating it.

Answer 8

Yes

Answer 9

Yes, it's a day for everyone to remember all the things there are thankful for.

Answer 10

Yes.

There should always be Thanksgiving, because we will always have something to be thankful for!