The Grand Bargain? or is it The Grand Swindle?

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Originally Posted by Wasillaguy

From the wiki you referenced-

"Historically, Thanksgiving had roots in religious and cultural tradition."

What has come to be known as the first Thanksgiving was probably more of a harvest festival. By the time they started calling it Thanksgiving, it was certainly a religious celebration. If you're giving thanks, you're giving it to an entity. They thanked God before every meal, so technically it was always Thanksgiving.

Still parsing up a storm, eh Was?

From the Wiki
"In the United States, the modern Thanksgiving holiday tradition is commonly, but not universally, traced to a poorly documented 1621 celebration at Plymouth in present-day Massachusetts. The 1621 Plymouth feast and thanksgiving was prompted by a good harvest."

Thanks to the local Natives for teaching them how to farm sucessfully here.
Here's another Wiki for ya, Was.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thanksg...(United_States)

Pretty much a secular holiday from the start. Despite what you want to believe, Was.