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Americans celebrate Thanksgiving Day on the fourth Thursday of November. The history of this holiday goes back to one of the first English settlements in America in 1620. Escaping from religious persecution, a group of English Puritans known as “Pilgrims” set off on a dangerous journey, they hoped to find long-awaited freedom in the New World. Their first year in their new homeland was very severe. The settlers had to endure hunger, cold, misery, and disease. After a harsh winter, during which about half of the group died, they learned from neighbouring Indians how to grow corn and other crops adapted to local conditions, to distinguish edible from poisonous plants, which springs had drinkable water, and where the best hunting trails and fishing spots were. In autumn 1621, the colonists gathered a good crop for which they have decided to thank the Lord with a festive meal. This was the first-ever Thanksgiving Day. For a long time, it was an unofficial holiday. However, in 1789, the first US President, George Washington, proclaimed Thanksgiving Day a national holiday, and he requested the Congress to set a date, 26 November, a Thursday. Later, the date of the holiday changed, but one thing remains unchanged… the respect and consideration that Americans give to a date that’s closely connected with their faith and history.
22 November 2012
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“Keep the White House white”… Willard Romney and Lyin’ Ryan never condemned such sentiments. Ergo, people concluded that they shared such obscene thoughts. In consequence, non-Anglo non-Evangelical Americans voted against Willy. The people did speak…
By the way, the alliance of Anglo Evangelicals and Mormons in this election proves that Anglo Evangelicals are about as Christian as Mormons are… that is, not at all. It ain’t Billy Graham‘s church any more… it’s Franklin Graham‘s conventicle… and we’re all poorer in consequence. Billy believed in Almighty God… his son Franklin believes in the Almighty Dollar… how do you spell D-E-G-E-N-E-R-A-T-I-O-N?
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