Subject: RE: Nibbs XXVIIIeurydice79 - 2008-11-26 7:39 PM What is Thanksgiving all about? Sorry I am in Ozztralia we don't have it! What does it celebrate, and is it always so close to Christmas? Do you get the day off from work? It is always the 4th thursday in november and some people are lucky enough to get 2 days off work/school. It was originally in reference to the first american settlers and their thankfulness at surviving in the new land-the thanks was directed to the Native Americans that taught them how to live on the land. At least that is what I was taught in grade school. Most people take the time to reflect on what they have to be thankful for- family, health, etc Or they just use it as an excuse to eat way, way, way more than they should. |