Just some of my thoughts:
First off, I find it intriguing that American schools have failed to teach these facts. I was not home schooled my whole life. I grew up in and out of foster care until I was adopted at the age of 13 (another topic, at another time). My teachers always told me that thanksgiving was the result of the pilgrims thanking the Indians for help. My father has mentioned that the socialists claimed they would destroy America without ever firing a gun. It appears that they weren't bluffing. As long as socialists control schooling and media, they have us.
Another thought provoking concept was that of the commerce of Jamestown. John Smith had momentarily left Jamestown in an exploration, leaving Matthew Scrivener in Charge. When he returned, he discovered that Jamestown's farming commerce was less than satisfactory. In 1608, he was elected president of the local council ending the Common Store System through the philosophy of this verse: "For even when we were with you, we used to give you this order: if anyone is not willing to work, then he is not to eat, either" (NASB).
Thirdly, American's remain ignorant of our holiday origins. I am not discouraging celebration of such holiday's, but it's good to know how some of our common traditions came into fruition. For example, Christmas was a festival dedicated to the Sun god coming back into power. Easter originated as the festival for Ishtar. So if any of you are wary of partaking in pagan holiday's, consider doing some research. Maybe in a few weeks I'll help you all out and post an article describing in more detail the traditions of Christmas.
Nevertheless, give thanks to God, and thank you for reading.
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As we leave the pagan holidays and dig further into our Jewish Foundations and history (namely, Feasts and Festivals), I am intrigued with the ambiguity and emptiness of the patterns of the world. Our attempt at "good" things often leaves us void of meaning and depth. As a family we have taken a sabatical in many of these good things (forever? We don't know.) in order to more fully understand and then decide accordingly. I spoke with a neighbor friend today who had been away from Organized Religion for 15 years and decided to go back at the same time we stepped out. Now they are going back to a "level playing field" rather than a hierarchy-pattern. Each of us would benefit to understand the times and live accordingly.
Good message, I always enjoy your writings!
Thanks for sharing! I'm not sure the official story includes even all the truths Maybury presented it as including--namely giving thanks to God! I believe it was the winter of 1621, however, when the pilgrims had to survive on 5 kernels of corn a day. Nevertheless, not nearly as many died as they did the previous winter. Thanks for the reminder of the disastrous results of socialism!
I have not done the full research on Christmas and Easter, but am interested to hear more than just a paragraph from you about it! (-: Here is an article you should absolutely, definitely read! http://www.worldmag.com/articles/11351?CFID=10158474&CFTOKEN=40247332
Having been blessed to be homeschooled all my life, I grew up knowing the historical origins of Thanksgiving. While I am quite aware of how modern historians twist the events of our nation's history, I let out a little gasp when I read that you were taught that Thanksgiving came from the Indians and not the Pilgrims. Truly a little leaven ruins the truth. Thanks for pointing that out!
Don't get Thanksgiving (celebrated by Plymouth) confused with Jamestown, though. John Smith was from Jamestown and didn't have much to do with the Pilgrim's Thanksgiving. Also, the Seperatists formed approximately 40% of the group on the Mayflower (hardly a "few" of the passengers). The "Strangers" (as they called those not part of their group) were mostly servants and such--I don't believe (nor can I find factual backing) that any prisoners were sent on the Mayflower. This was a common practice for Jamestown, however, and spread to other colonies as time went on. This article appears to be scholarly and well-researched: The Plymouth Colony Archive Project
Sorry for the long comment--I'm something of a history nerd, and I wanted to make sure the facts were straight. As we've both seen, a little error can distort the whole story. ;-)
PS I just read the article--"The Great Thanksgiving Hoax"--that was quite good and thought-provoking. Thanks for that and your thoughts on this season of gratefulness!
For those who haven't done so, please read the comment by Mikaela. I am definitely prone to mistakes. It is not my intent to deceive anyone, and if my input doesn't line up with fact, I only hope that people will see and correct me. Thanks Mikaela. I'm going to fix it right now.
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