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Thanksgiving (US) should be moved to february
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this post was submitted on 19 Nov 2023
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I'm not sure where you get the idea that "the pilgrim thing is all made up". It's was very well documented at the time, and the texts of the individuals involved are available through the national archives.
The national holiday of Thanksgiving has been transformed into part of the retail Christmas season. It was cemented as such by FDR. The holiday is more about focusing on Christmas spending, and guaranteeing annual profits for retailers than it is about giving thanks to God for the blessings that have been bestowed upon individuals.
If you don't like when the holiday is, then you are more than welcome to celebrate it at another time, just as much as you can not celebrate it at all, if you choose so. If the actions of the last few years have shown us anything, it's that traditions are no longer sacred. Just live your life the way you choose, and ignore what everyone else is doing.
I think what he was referring to was exactly how the Thanksgiving feast was done during the pilgrim time. Not the fact that it was made up and never happened. What we are taught in the United States in school about the first thanksgiving is not exactly accurate.