The idea of Thanksgiving was giving thanks to god for delivering "his" people to the shores of America in a harsh time and allowing them to survive. Remember that Columbus left a crew on the island of Hispaniola and none of that crew survived. It is not known if they were slaughtered by the...
I'm working today so others can enjoy the vacation, oooops, holiday with their families. Many here don't always remember I spent twenty years in the states before and actually am very familiar with Thanksgiving. I do always find it amusing when Americans say "gobble gobble" as a greeting on this...