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“The Indians brought both wild turkeys and venison. And the men of the Colony provided geese,
ducks, and fish. It took many days to prepare this food for the Thanksgiving Feast. The children
also helped by turning roasts on spits on the open fire.
The women of the Colony served the meat and fish with journey cake, nuts and corn meal bread,
and with succotash. The food was served outdoors at large tables which were built. For days the
Colonists and the Indians feasted and engaged in entertainments.
“This custom gradually spread to the other Colonies. It has since been observed by America,
“A
DAY OF THANKSGIVING”
is set apart to celebrate the completion of the harvest and to
render homage to the SPIRIT [
meaning God
] who caused the fruits and crops to grow.”
America’s History of Thanksgiving Day
Throughout America’s history a few of its presidents and notables have
recognized that the blessings and deliverance have come from God and
expressed it.
To show a THREAD OF THIS AWARENESS AND
GRATEFULNESS expressed to the Almighty God who has watched
over this nation and blessed it from its very beginning, a few excerpts
will be taken from the writings/speeches of prominent leaders in this
nation’s 200-year-plus history.
President George Washington
President George Washington, the man who is
called the father of this country, after very
hard
and difficult struggles led his army to a
miraculous victory and
the establishment of this
nation as an independent country.
ASCENT TO GREATNESS
, Mr. Raymond
McNair, Pages 88-89, “In his very moving
farewell address to the President of Congress on
December 23, 1783 (
this was after Britain had
formally ended the war and granted America her
independence)
, he, among other things, stated:
“I consider it an indispensable duty to close the
last act of my official life by commending the
interests of our dearest country to THE
PROTECTION OF THE ALMIGHTY GOD,
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