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Re: Bad News! Plane down in NYC
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Wed, 14 Nov 2001 00:02:37 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Lindsay Frederick Braun writes:
> In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Pedro Silva writes:
> > In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Lindsay Frederick Braun writes:
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> > > LFB (who is most emphatically not flying home for Thanksgiving!)
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> > WHEN IS Thanksgiving? That is something I've always wondered about American
> > tradition - it is often portrayed in films as a Xmas-like festivity, with
> > the whole family reunited at meals. But the date is never mentioned, unlike
> > the 4th of July... Can you tell me more about it?
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> Well, I can give you the date: The fourth Thursday in November.
> That's how it works. But as for the holiday itself, it's very
> steeped in lore--a lot of it contradictory--but in short it's
> time to "give thanks" for good fortune. The context of the "First
> Thanksgiving" is really kind of twisted, when one thinks of it,
> but the idea is pretty good.
Can one draw a parallel to the way Easter is celebrated among catholic
cultures? Not in the religious sense, but in the overall outcome. (holidays!)
> Oh, and we make a kickin' turkey 'round these parts!
Yeah? (Like I didn't know *this*... :-) Cool, I love turkey! One of these
days I'll go to the States and spend thanksgiving there... :-D
Here we are more into "cakes" for the holidays. If you ever stop by during
one, try the trditional bakery products, sugar-enhanced! :-P
Pedro
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| (...) Well, I can give you the date: The fourth Thursday in November. That's how it works. But as for the holiday itself, it's very steeped in lore--a lot of it contradictory--but in short it's time to "give thanks" for good fortune. The context of (...) (23 years ago, 13-Nov-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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