"My annual fast is on!"
"So is mine!"
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You’ll probably have to explain to the majority of people on this forum what “Thanksgiving” is actually for.
I certainly have no idea. I mean, I know it exists but why is a complete mystery.
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Are those 2 turkeys cowards or are they just wanting to survive November?
It has to do with American Lifestyle and independence from Shat!
That thought plays today and what’s happing too ?
Has our governments world been Filled with — cowards … of the USA Constitution?
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It’s not a religious thing then Zac?
“It’s easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter the kingdom of God”
What was Jesus doing when he thought up that little nugget of loveliness?
I’ll admit that I know nothing about thanksgiving except the some families deep fry an entire turkey in a large drum. Mmm, nothing says fine dining like deep frying.
But on reflection I am not sure who is giving thanks, to whom and for why? I thought it was linked to the pilgrim colonists, who did indeed hold a thanksgiving dinner after a good harvest. But it seems to be a more general harvest thanksgiving than a thanks to the pilgrims.
In fact the whole pilgrim father stuff seems overplayed. The guys on the Mayflower were of one separatist sects kicking around at the time. They were Brownists, followers of Robert Browne, who disliked the trappings of the church of England. If fact there was about twenty different separatist factions - such as the anabaptists, barrowists, enthusiasts, muggletonians (Harry Potter?!?), plymouth brethern and quakers. So I’m not clear about alleged persecution of the pilgrim fathers - why them and not the quakers?
Anyway, they considered Virginia as it already had established colonies. That is, the pilgrims were not the first colonists. In fact they had to negotiate with different companies set up to help fund and profit from the colonies being set up. This was primarily a business venture. Not all the colonists were Brownist pilgrims and the journey and the first winter killed off many of all the colonists. It was no more a success than any other colonist endeavour in America, of which there were many by the British, the Dutch, the French and the Spanish.
Fun facts, no?
Bravo! I would argue that you are more well-versed on the subject than most Americans.
The first Thanksgiving was celebrated between the pilgrims in gratitude to the Wampanog natives. The Wampanoags had given the pilgrims a great deal of advice on how to fertilize and rotate crops, as well as a few tricks on maintaining livestock and grain seeds to survive unfamiliar and brutal winter conditions The pilgrims who came over, understandably had a little experience with the native crops, soil conditions, or (relatively) short growing season. The first Thanksgiving lasted for several days and was meant to express gratitude for what we have.
Perhaps oddly enough, there’s never a turkey on my vegetarian Thanksgiving table, but I make sure that no one ever walks away hungry. Lots to be grateful for at my house, including clemency for the 
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My understanding is that it is a commercialised variant of the Christian churches Harvest Festival. And the Christian festival is a rebranded variation of the old Pagan festival of Lammas.
Thanks @Surfermom. I am not a fan of turkey meat either though for different reasons, I used to get goose and duck for Christmas rather than turkey, much tastier meat (obviously just my opinion).
These days Christmas is all snags, chops and steaks done on the barbie.
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Snowball just said to me, the Turkeys are on sale. I think she asking me to go get a couple.
The son intends outdoor deep fry / fix them. Yummly, twis!
I used to boil Duck and Squirrel some to tender them.