Or really should it be to honor the Native Americans who saved their a$$es.
2006-11-21 03:58:45 · 19 answers · asked by Sage Bluestorm 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Its a way for the pilgrims to slap themselves on the back for stealing from the Natives and then getting the Natives to feed them.
It to celebrate the harvest of the new settlers during a hard time when they could have starved had it not been for the Native Americans who gratiously gave the English food. Give thanks to the people America beat down to build herself up.
2006-11-21 04:01:49 · answer #1 · answered by Lotus Phoenix 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
In truth it marks the anniversary of the British defeat at Saratoga during the Revolutionary War. The Pilgrims did celebrate the harvest with the Native Americans in Massachusetts and Rhode Island but it is unclear as to the exact day as it probably changed from year to year.
2006-11-21 04:23:38 · answer #2 · answered by Stephen 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
while there grew to become a separation between the church and state, the 'holy' day had already substitute into an american custom, as declared by utilising President Lincoln in 1863. To be an afternoon set aside to reproduction on the goodness of God, to repent of our sins, and to be happy approximately God's blesings in our lives. even if, our faculties have been 'directed' to return up with a distinctive 'subject' for thanksgiving. for this reason we've the 'pilgrims and indians'. Ugh! nonetheless there is a few certainty to the 'thankfulness' of the 'so-pronounced as' mayflower 'sailors' and the 'natives', It substitute into no longer the 'unique' rationalization for celebrating the fourth Thursday in November.
2016-11-25 22:51:49 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To honor the native Indians, who were than wiped out within a century.
2006-11-21 04:02:06 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Now it is about worshipping turkeys and footballs...
However, seems to me it started as the Native Indians brought food to the pilgrims to welcome them...nothing Christian about it as those Native Indians would be considered Pagan by modern standards. You could argue, like most Christian holidays, it is based on one of the traditions started within the Pagan beliefs.
2006-11-21 04:34:22 · answer #5 · answered by Gwydyon 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think that thanksgiving is a meal
those pilgrims shared with the indians..............
for not dancin on their heads and killing
thier wives and kids,and raping them..
scalping them,and then robbing them of everything they
had worked themselves to the bone for.
and then setting eveything on fire so there was
no eveidence that the indians did it.
then killing all thats left as target practice for there
kids with bows and arrows....
but that;s just my opinion !
2006-11-21 04:05:13 · answer #6 · answered by rottentothecore 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My vote is for the Native Americans.
2006-11-21 04:00:16 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
I think that the Pilgrams celebrated with the Indians mostly for the new land and for each other, and I'm sure God came in somewhere.
2006-11-21 04:01:24 · answer #8 · answered by yahoo_user1 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
both-God and the indians and the pilgrims too-they heleped each other!
and who will save you? give thanks to Jesus who offers you amazing grace -that saved a wretch like me. John chapter 3 "except you repent and be born again you can not see the kingdom of heaven. as you bash God in your queston-why not consider what you have to be thankful for? in HIs amazing grace with thanks
2006-11-21 04:03:30 · answer #9 · answered by ben 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is used to honor God... some do give thanks to the NA's. The sad thing is, the NA's didn't "help" the pilgrims... the pilgrims helped themselves to what the NA's had stored for the upcoming winter.
2006-11-21 04:39:09 · answer #10 · answered by riverstorm13 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋