WHY do YOU celebrate Thanksgiving?

I agree Mitten. I love the energy of Thanksgiving-everyone being thankful for each other.

 

Be thankful that you don't already have
everything you desire — if you did,
what would there be to look forward to?
Be thankful when you don't know something...
For it gives you the opportunity to learn.
Be thankful for the difficult times...
During those times you grow.
Be thankful for your limitations...
They give you opportunities for improvement.
Be thankful for each new challenge...
Which will build your strength and character.
Be thankful for your mistakes...
They will teach you valuable lessons.
Be thankful when you're tired and weary...
Because it means you've given your all.
It's easy to be thankful for the 'good' things...
Yet, a life of rich fulfillment comes to those
Who are thankful for the setbacks.
Gratitude can turn a negative into a positive...
Find a way to be thankful for your troubles
And they can become your blessings.

~ Author Unknown

 

I eat the food my family makes but I dont celebrate thanksgiving I dont like the ideals behind it. I choose to give thanks everyday.

 

I do not celebrate thanksgiving, so consider this post not posted.

 

^HUH?^

 

I do not celebrate Thanksgiving, so I should not even have replied in this thread.

 

I think the shit is wack... just because they slaughtered alot of the indians after the landing at pilgrim rock and we celebrate it.....but who cares what the reason is that it is a holiday..... it's always nice to have a big family gathering

 

Wow, you obviously know all about the Thanksgiving tradition of proving that the Earth is round... Columbus died about a hundred years before the Mayflower came over...way to learn about something before hating it.

 

My Moms family is native american...thats why we dont celebrate really. Not with pilgrims and indians and all that cliche BS. But we get together and eat because everyones off work, and out of school.

 

i celebrate thanksgiving because i like to drink...alot...

 

you know, me and dave are pretty ridiculous in our degree of satisfaction with our lives. pretty much every night is spent drinking beer and saying "how the HELL did we get it so good?!" every day is a sort f thanksgiving. Thanksgiving Day is about meeding up with family, drinking, eating, getting in fights, getting over it, singing songs together and washing dishes while the men watch football.

 

thanksgiving is the greatest capitalist holiday of the year

 

And I like to drizzle cranberry sauce all over my body, having friends take turns licking it off.

 

i do the same, but with the glaze instead of cranberry sauce

 

that's fucked up. we all know valentine's day is the biggest capilalist holiday.