Happy Thanksgiving

Chris Lemler | November 24, 2016
Hope everyone has a Happy Thanksgiving.

Erik Bates | November 24, 2016
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Scott Hardie | November 24, 2016
Same! It's a good day to spend with family and celebrate an American tradition.

I have recently heard several people call Thanksgiving "the most American holiday." It seems to me like they're forgetting a certain day in July that is more central to American culture. Am I missing something?

Samir Mehta | November 24, 2016
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Steve West | November 25, 2016
"American" in the sense that we've set aside a day each year to express our gratitude for beneficence. Many countries obviously celebrate their particular day of independence.

Scott Hardie | December 13, 2016
But other countries have days of gratitude too, including our neighbors to the north. I heard it argued that Thanksgiving is "the most American" in the sense that it involved a coming together of the white European settlers and the native Americans, which is a stretch of historical interpretation. Perhaps because it is the earliest holiday celebrated here, occurring well before 1776 even if not officially so until later?