Re: Happy Thanksgiving (off topic)

Just two cents: I don't think the list would break if we all got to know of
each others' holidays. And, why they are celebrated would be interesting.

Our Thanksgiving Holiday commerates the Puritians finding relief from an
oppressive Monarchy. Here in the New World, these unknowing western
europeans knew nothing of the food available here. The native american
indians came to them and showed the abundence of food stuffs, whereupon they
ate in a feast. We celebrate that thanks giving of the natives for the
basic stuff of life, food.

Variations of this holiday have been explored. My favorite, as a student of
Indian Lore, takes the story to the next step. After a few days, after the
feast the Indians had second thoughts about sharing their abundence.
Finding the new settlers were intending to STAY! They began to slaughter
them.

Both the christain Pilgrims and native indians got bad reputations for
trying to convert each other to the others' way of life.

At least this was one day to celebrate thanks for a neighborly gesture.

No-spell-check Steve in Carmel, CA
----- Original Message -----
From: "Luish coelho" <luish@ignore.com.br>
To: <pinhole-discussion@spitbite.org>
Sent: Thursday, November 25, 2004 12:00 PM
Subject: [pinhole-discussion] Happy Thanksgiving (off topic)

> well,
> I know this is a great worldwide pinhole photography discussion group...
>
> and the intention to send an email to everyone just wishing a happy
> thanksgiving day is well intended...
>
> but
>
> since I am in Brasil and we don't have this celebration, I would like to
> talk a little about our cultural party of the month. Every november we
have
> the dead's day in Brasil (november the second). It's also a celebration
but
> not exactly happy, it is a day to think about our relatives and friends
that
> are gone.
>
> Just a little off topic to answer an off topic message.
>
> btw, I am sure every country in the world has its own traditional holliday
> in november that is different from Brasil or north america, this list
would
> break if we all talked about it, wouldn't it?
>
> []s
> luis
>
>
> on 25/11/2004 15:03, Rago Waring at ragowaring@btinternet.com wrote:
>
> > Happy Thanksgiving
> >
> > Alexis
> >
> >
> > On 25 Nov 2004, at 16:22, Tom Miller wrote:
> >
> >> Dear All,
> >>
> >> Happy Thanksgiving Day!
> >>
> >> Tom Miller
> >>
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