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Having a feast on Thanksgiving without the turkey isn't hard at all. While the Pilgrims probably ate wild turkeys, the probably ate many other kinds of fowl, venison,seafood, and various other wild meats. They ate what was readily available to them. Why shouldn't everyone? I can't really recall having turkey at home as a child. Whenever we were home for Thanksgiving, Mom made homemade biscuits and cooked cranberries for breakfast. We buttered the biscuits and poured the hot, tangy berries over them. It was so good! The reason we never had turkey at home was because Daddy hates any kind of poultry. He calls them "barn yard buzzards." Mom always baked a ham with pineapple and brown sugar. We always had green beans, mashed potatoes, cornbread, and some kind of desserts. We usually visited with grandparents for Thanksgiving. I remember one year when we were visiting our Grandpa and Grandma in West Virginia. My sister and I begged Grandma to fi...

There were 102 passengers that left Plymouth, England on the ships, Mayflower and Speedwell, headed for the new world. It was September in the year 1620. Thirty-five or forty of the people were looking for a home with religious freedom. They were Puritans that were persecuted not only for breaking away from the Church of England, but also for their different beliefs. They called themselves 'Saints' but later came to be known as the Pilgrims. The other passengers were lured to the new world by the promise of owning land and hopes of prosperity. They were called 'Strangers' by the religious group. A rich merchant agreed to loan the money for the voyage. The Virginia Company gave them permission to build a plantation in the new world. The king granted them permission to leave the Church of England. Soon after setting sail, Speedwell began taking on water, and both ships had to turn back. Speedwell's occupants had to board the already crowded Mayflower. This ...

Thanksgiving is one of the three most important holidays. Christmas celebrates Christ's birth. Easter celebrates Christ's sacrifice on the cross for our sins and His resurrection. Thanksgiving is to thank God for our many blessings. Christmas and Easter have become too commercialized. Many have gotten so caught-up in Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny, and buying gifts that these holidays have lost all real meaning. Almost all children can tell you about Santa and the bunny, but hardly any can tell you much about Christ. Thanksgiving hasn't had nearly as much commercialism as other holidays. That has not helped it keep it's religious significance. There are a few decorations in the stores that can't be used for Halloween, but not many. The symbols of Thanksgiving are turkeys, Pilgrims, Indians, pumpkins, corn, and scarecrows. Quite a few people have added football. There are few Thanksgiving books, coloring books, or toys to help teach children abou...