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Posted - 11/25/2004 :  10:50:49  Show Profile  Visit @tomic's Homepage Send @tomic a Private Message
It seems that what the Pilgrims were celebrating is that God didn't kill all of them the previous winter when half their number died.

Celebrations at the ends of harvests are common to agrarian societies.

Encarta's Thanksgiving Myths

I'm sure there are more but fill any in if you know of any.

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