A HISTORIAN EXPLAINS HOW THE PILGRIMS TOOK OVER THANKSGIVING – AND WHO HAS BEEN ERASED
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✍️ The article discusses the history of Thanksgiving and how popular interpretations have pulled Americans apart, highlighting the erasure of Native American and other religious groups' contributions to the holiday.
👉 Nine in 10 Americans gather around a table to share food on Thanksgiving. 👉 Popular interpretations of Thanksgiving have pulled Americans apart. 👉 The emphasis on the Pilgrims' 1620 landing and 1621 feast has erased a great deal of religious history. 👉 Native Americans, Catholics, and Jews have been excluded from the narrative of Thanksgiving. 👉 The Wampanoag, who shared food with the Pilgrims in 1621, continue to celebrate the cranberry harvest. 👉 Farming faiths and harvest festivals have a longer history in North America.
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