My parents are having a Turkey day get together and guess who they didn't invite? (page 6)

ziddina

Glad you like them, Josie! (hmm. Some of my smileys have malfunctioned...) Zid (no smileys right now - website's behaving somewhat strangely...)

The First Thanksgiving Observance
A Proclamation Signed in Script Type by George Washington
Appearing in The Massachusetts Centinel of October 14, 1789

Abstract http://www.earlyamerica.com/earlyamerica/firsts/thanksgiving/

"This historic proclamation was issued by George Washington during his first year as President. It sets aside Thursday, November 26 as "A Day of Public Thanksgiving and Prayer."

Signed by Washington on October 3, 1789 and entitled "General Thanksgiving," the decree appointed the day "to be observed by acknowledging with grateful hearts the many and signal favors of Almighty God."

While there were Thanksgiving observances in America both before and after Washington's proclamation, this represents the first to be so designated by the new national government.

After their first harvest, the colonists of the Plymouth Plantation held a celebration of food and feasting in the fall of 1621. Indian chiefs Massassoit, Squanto and Samoset joined in the celebration with ninety of their men in the three-day event.

The first recorded Thanksgiving observance was held on June 29, 1671 at Charlestown, Massachusetts by proclamation of the town's governing council.

During the 1700s, it was common practice for individual colonies to observe days of thanksgiving throughout each year. A Thanksgiving Day two hundred years ago was a day set aside for prayer and fasting, not a day marked by plentiful food and drink as is today's custom. Later in the 18th century each of the states periodically would designate a day of thanksgiving in honor of a military victory, an adoption of a state constitution or an exceptionally bountiful crop.

Such a Thanksgiving Day celebration celebration was held in December of 1777 by the colonies nationwide, commemorating the surrender of British General Burgoyne at Saratoga.

Later, on October 3, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln issued a proclamation calling for the observance of the fourth Tuesday of November as a national holiday.

In 1939, President Franklin D. Roosevelt moved the holiday to the third Thursday of November (to extend the Christmas shopping season and boost the economy). After a storm of protest, Roosevelt changed the holiday again in 1941 to the fourth Thursday in November, where it stands today."

freydo

General Thanksgiving
By the PRESIDENT of the United States Of America
A PROCLAMATION
"WHEREAS it is the duty of all nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God, to obey His will, to be grateful for His benefits, and humbly to implore His protection and favour; and Whereas both Houfes of Congress have, by their joint committee, requefted me "to recommend to the people of the United States a DAY OF PUBLICK THANSGIVING and PRAYER, to be observed by acknowledging with grateful hearts the many and signal favors of Almighty God, especially by affording them an opportunity peaceably to eftablifh a form of government for their safety and happiness:"

NOW THEREFORE, I do recommend and affign THURSDAY, the TWENTY-SIXTH DAY of NOVEMBER next, to be devoted by the people of thefe States to the fervice of that great and glorious Being who is the beneficent author of all the good that was, that is, or that will be; that we may then all unite in rendering unto Him our fincere and humble thanksfor His kind care and protection of the people of this country previous to their becoming a nation; for the fignal and manifold mercies and the favorable interpofitions of His providence in the courfe and conclufion of the late war; for the great degree of tranquility, union, and plenty which we have fince enjoyed;-- for the peaceable and rational manner in which we have been enable to eftablish Conftitutions of government for our fafety and happinefs, and particularly the national one now lately instituted;-- for the civil and religious liberty with which we are bleffed, and the means we have of acquiring and diffufing useful knowledge;-- and, in general, for all the great and various favours which He has been pleafed to confer upon us.

And also, that we may then unite in moft humbly offering our prayers and fupplications to the great Lord and Ruler of Nations and befeech Him to pardon our national and other tranfgreffions;-- to enable us all, whether in publick or private ftations, to perform our feveral and relative duties properly and punctually; to render our National Government a bleffing to all the people by conftantly being a Government of wife, juft, and conftitutional laws, difcreetly and faithfully executed and obeyed; to protect and guide all fovereigns and nations (especially fuch as have shewn kindnefs unto us); and to blefs them with good governments, peace, and concord; to promote the knowledge and practice of true religion and virtue, and the increafe of fcience among them and us; and, generally to grant unto all mankind fuch a degree of temporal profperity as he alone knows to be beft.

GIVEN under my hand, at the city of New-York, the third day of October, in the year of our Lord, one thousand feven hundred and eighty-nine."

(signed) G. Washington

Source: The Massachusetts Centinel, Wednesday, October 14, 1789

mrsjones5

Thank you for the history lesson freydo

BluesBrother

Sorry to hear of the hurt it caused you Mrs Jones,

Not wishing to change the topic, but...is this really what American dubs do at holiday times? I mean to have the same traditional festival food and good things, but just call it a different name.

Do they sit around suppressing feelings of guilt and tell each other that it is all good food and they know in their heart they are not really celebrating, then take another mouthful ??

I have heard of some families having a "present day" for their children on a random date, but never on THE day..My old mother would turn in her grave. She always secretly wished she get away with serving up egg and chips on Christmas day - just to be different to "the world"

mrsjones5

"Not wishing to change the topic, but...is this really what American dubs do at holiday times? I mean to have the same traditional festival food and good things, but just call it a different name.

Do they sit around suppressing feelings of guilt and tell each other that it is all good food and they know in their heart they are not really celebrating, then take another mouthful ??"

Yep, crazy ain't it?

MelbaToast

Mrs. Jones *hugs* I didn't know you moved back! I am so sorry that your mom does this. Don't ever think you are alone out there!! My mother just did this a couple of months ago-told me on the phone when I was going to come home (my grandmas ill) "I really don't feel like having little children around" My daughter is now getting ready to turn six and she has saw her only a handful of times. My sisters youngest is seven, a boy, and is the same way. Thats why I live 300 miles away, to seperate myself from her and her caustic abuse.

I always wonder what was so terrible in their past to make them so evil.

Still cant understand how people can be cruel to children...I'm sorry.

Billy the Ex-Bethelite

(((Josie)))

My parents are having a Turkey day get together and guess who they didn't invite?

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