This i related to my question about Thanks giving.?

Question

Which is the reason why i have put it in this catagory
people were saying that Thanks giving was brought to America with the Pilgrims . Am i right thinking Pilgrims were very strict religious people like Quakers


Is it because of having very strong religious roots that so many American people seem to be much more outwardly religious than people in Europe ?


by outwardly i mean in England it`s a lot less apparent if a person is a christian or not,. or am i thinking this way because of things i read on this site.
sorry i know its a bit complicated

Answer 1

Americans seem more religious becuase they havent yet learned that religion is a private thing and they dont need to be trying to force it down other people's throats all the time. Europeans are not gauche or pushy so they dont wear their religion on their sleeves and leave it up to the individual to choose their own way to worship...or not.

Answer 2

I think you've picked up this impression from things you've read, both on this site and elsewhere. If you ever get the chance to pay us a visit, you'll see that many of the things you read are biased and some are outright lies.

We do have looney fundies. They are about 10% of the population, if even that much. The problem with them is that they're very vocal with their looneyness, so they give the impression of being more than they are.

The majority of the first wave of settlers in America were Calvinists, who were indeed very strict. (i.e. looney) There were also smaller numbers of Quakers, Anabaptists, etc.

But as the opportunities of the New World became apparent to Europeans the majority of immigrants came from the ranks of normal people, those looking for a chance at a more prosperous life for themselves and their families.

Answer 3

I've lived in America most of my life, but I can't tell just by looking at a person whether he's a Christian or not. If he doesn't tell you, or if you don't see him going to church, there is no way of knowing.
Why there seems to be more religious people in America than in Europe is beyond me. Maybe Hitler convinced more than just the Germans. By the way, I am 100% non-religious.

Answer 4

The origins of Thanksgiving was born out of the harvest celebration of natives who shared food with the Puritan settlers who arrived in North America in November without sufficient food stocks to survive the winter. It continued to celebrate the harvest and the survival of that first winter. In America today the holiday has become a secular holiday which celebrates family and sharing and being thankful for all of the good in our lives.

Answer 5

i don't celebrate it, bye bye