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Show OLD TALEJETOLD I Origin of the American Thanks- M giving Day. jfl Will Dear Repetition Annually t H Somethlno of Which Every Citizen May Be Proud. M The urn-lent Thanksgiving did not, H - an Roinc lime fnni-Ud, skip down tli nges to lluil Its home In America. la M one w.i) or another It seems to hnv lH nl ways li. rn oliurwd, Throughout M l.'uropo, lii-foii-the Jteformntlon. special jH daj-M won- set npnrt na days of re- 1 llglous tliiitikglliig. The American H TluiiikxgUIiig day Is traced back to tba ?Ajl Shortly nfter the lamllng of the I'll- grlniH, Mhiic- M-nrililiig for 11 suitnlilo 3H plate In which to build their home. ItH they one day came upon home derlei, WM I111II1111 hut?, In which they found some hH bn-ketH llllnl with enrn. IVnnl thlx 11 supply they ciicieeded In Kiivlng euouglt B to plant their III Ml jeiir'x ciup. vH In the prlng of UU1 the fccitl com SH wim sou ii nnd Its growing watched .IbbV unxloimly by tlu pivplu of tho little 1 cnluuy. To their gu-nt Joy. the bar- ost nf the following October was a H boiiiillful'oiu-. J(eruor ltrnilforil or- M ilercd n three dns' fciiNt In celebration H tliereof. Wild ttirliejs, get-bo, luckt H und u liter fowl, corn In end and ege- 8H tableo mi 1I1111I1I rornird the chief con- fll Mllui'litH of their fe.isl, nut to sienk of the Iho deer buiiight In liy u tribe 11 uf fik-ndl) liiili.iiii, bTB8B TliN ri'-llMi! is MiiipoKid to b the 91 firm real TlniukNgh lug diij from whlih we diilo bur i-lebiiitlnn. TIiIn ci-le- Hl Imitlnii, utloiuh wllliiiiit doubt the Hl origin of our iiuilininl Tlmnk'lvln; BXlfl (hi) , limy be limited upon as merely a Ul local uhi,c)niici-, Ix-ing held by tliu jH 11) mouth colony 011I). They were the H roreriiniiers uf less li oul celebriitlon t In Mnx-inihuscttH nnd giinliinll) In otli- 11 er colonies, for In ICiO u public H Thniiki.glvliig day was oliKoned lu H lUiiftmi by the liny cnlun, nnd utriiln IB In 10.-11. 1 Oiirliig the next flft jcurs theru H were 11 h iimny iih 1".' public Tbunkv- M giving tla j h iippiiluKil in MiiHMiihu- xeliK. iimiiilly In Oi hitter or Nonni- tl tier iirit-r 1 lie gathering In .if ilie Iimt- lU ilt. or to celebi.ile Nome public til lii'liettt. ll did not lieeiiuie ,1 i..ul.ir ' nU Iiul ilu until, n liui: (line afirrwuid. IM In lib!) Wililiigtun UMit-d lb fa- fml iiititiK TlitiiikxgUIng iiioiliiiiiiiiluu rro IQI niiiiiieiiillllg Tliiirmliji. .ticiuln-r '.'ll. lill iih 11 iiiitluiial day in l.e ileuiietl la lill prnjor and Tliiinksiviug. Wasl.liii:- MJI ton's t-xamiile wiib rolluwt-d b.t other Ih.l riylili-nlH. till In ISifl Pn-hldeni I.IiiiuIii nppoli-iHil lill the fmirtli Thin vjln li, NiiMiulicr n lill the niiiloiiiil ThuiikHgMtig ,,i,, stum 11 then I he day Iiiik Lieu uiveu-il hij. Ul iiually without Inlei .-iiuilou. 11 |