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[Ian's Messy Desk] The first Thanksgiving celebration in North American was held in Newfoundland in 1548, forty-five years before the Plymouth Colony celebration in 1623. You can learn more of the histroy and customs of the holiday at the Thanksgiving entry at Wikipedia.
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The Rebelution: I do therefore invite my fellow citizens in every part of the United States, and also those who are at sea and those who are sojourning in foreign lands, to set apart and observe the last Thursday of November next, as a day of Thanksgiving and Praise to our beneficent Father who dwelleth in the Heavens. Now, not all of her quote is as religious as that sentence, but still religion permeates the modern discussion of a holiday which I would prefer to be more American and less sectarian. (via Cosmos)
knoizki: It's Thanksgiving. I had a nice lunch today celebrated at our cafeteria. (via Cosmos)
Andrew and Fiona in NYC: For those of you who are not that sure what Thanksgiving is about (like we were until I asked around my American friends), check out this website http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thanksgiving. That said, it is pretty much an excuse for a four-day weekend and, for those who go home to their families, a lot of eating (kind of like how a lot of Australians spend Christmas Day I guess). (via Cosmos)
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[Jeffreyhill.typepad.com] The English Blog: Culture: Getting Through Customs is a site dedicated to inter-cultural communication. The article library has articles on a wide range of cultural topics and there are around fifty quizzes on cultural matters.
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