I hope everyone had a nice seizure free holiday!!!

I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday and was able to share it with loved ones, family and friends as I did. I came across some information that I had really overlooked through the years of celebrating the holiday and felt as thought I had lost some of the "meaning and hostory of Thanksgiving" you might say. I thought I would share it with you all. I hope I selected the correct area/catagory to post this, since it is in no way related to Epilepsy I don't want to offend anyone in any way. Enjoy! Many countries throughout the world have a harvest festival of some kind. In North America, Thanksgiving is the most common autumn celebration, but what does it really mean? In ancient times, people of many cultures (including the ancient Greeks, Romans, Hebrews, Egyptians and Chinese) gave thanks to their god or gods for a successful harvest, and some of the traditions associated with modern Thanksgiving celebrations have their roots in these ancient festivals. In 1621, near the end of the Plymouth colony's first year in America, the settlers gave thanks for a plentiful first harvest. The pilgrims and the natives celebrated together (they had arranged a peace treaty), and everyone feasted on geese, ducks, deer, corn, oysters, fish and berries. Despite the harmonious relations that may have existed between natives and pilgrims at the first Thanksgiving feast, many subsequent American Thanksgivings involved settlers giving thanks for victories over the natives. How they feel about this? Have there been any recent efforts that have been made by the American government and people to apologize for past discrimination and violence? In 1863, during the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln proclaimed that Thanksgiving should be a national observance. To some degree, this was a way to brighten the spirits of the American people, who were dealing with a great deal of difficulty and deprivation. One aspect of Thanksgiving involves gratitude for having enough food to eat, Whatever Thanksgiving may have been in the past, it is now a time for people to celebrate with family and friends, to be grateful for what they have, and to help those who may have less than they do. The wild turkey is native to the eastern states and northern Mexico, and while it probably wasn't served at the first Thanksgiving feast, it has become a symbol of the holiday.