
Journal mercedo's Journal: November Steps 6
I'm working in a company harder and harder, I was not in a responsible position before but now my importance has been increaing rapidly. I put down the sign when I was able to see my girlfriend. It was on the 31th, 3rd, 21st. Since I quit my second job, we have been relatively freely able to see one another that enables us to feel much more satisfied than before.
While I was browsing my friend's journals, I often encountered the word, Thanksgiving Day. Was yesterday Thanksgiving Day in America? Probably. We have no traditions to celebrate this day of course I know what the day is like though. In our calendar, it says Thanks Labour Day. Was it adopted from the original Thanksgiving Day?
Traditionally we've got many celebrations in November. When people one hundred years ago wanted to adopt the Western culture, they might be just unable to find how to celebrate the day as Western people had been doing.
On the 22th of November, the calendar says 'Slight Snow'. It's been more than decade when we hadn't have snow at all all around the winter. Unusually hot days' going on.
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It goes back to USA history, when after a successful harvest season, a feast was held, to give thanks to God for His provision. Here is a link. [about.com]
The link does a pretty good summary - it started with the Pilgrims, who left England so they could practice their religion without persecution. The first year was terrible; the second excellent - so they gave thanks. They also shared their bounty with the native Indians, beca
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America must be a fertile country, it is just normal to fail in the first year. It was very unusual to succeed in the second year.
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