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In reply to the discussion: Thanksgiving 2012 [View all]H2O Man
(73,308 posts)30. Yes.
Those parts are true. But the myths are that it was the "first" Thanksgiving, or the first "declared holiday" of Thanksgiving for Euro-Americans (which, as I've documented on DU before, came when a governor declared it, to celebrate the destruction of a Native community, and theft of its winter food supplies).
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My deceased father-in-law used to say Good morning, and I would laugh and repeat it.
southernyankeebelle
Nov 2012
#5
Your welcome friend. Hope your Thanksgiving is a enjoyable day with your family.
southernyankeebelle
Nov 2012
#36
I'm pretty sure I am older than you and I'd like to carry some of the stones next time.
jerseyjack
Nov 2012
#23