[ SECRET POST #4868 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #4868 ⌋

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Comments

[(Anonymous)]

We definitely learn the origin. Basically the story goes something like this:

“The pilgrims came over on the Mayflower to escape religious persecution. They didn’t know how to farm in the New World (or came too late in the year for a good harvest? or something) but friendly Indians from the local tribe (I specifically remember the name Squanto) took pity on them, helped the pilgrims learn how to farm properly, and shared food with them. That first feast held between the two communities to celebrate a good harvest was the first Thanksgiving.”

I remember when I was very small that we had a “Thanksgiving” in the school cafeteria and we all had to dress up as either pilgrims or Indians.

So yeah, anyway, I doubt my experience was unique and most kids in the US are indeed taught something about the origin (romanticized or otherwise) of the holiday and that origin would definitely make it obvious why it’s a specifically American thing.

Now I want to see a fic where they celebrate American Independence Day in HP, lol.