How should we celebrate Thanksgiving?

[Lik3]

I am saddened that Thanksgiving seems to have been "cut short" so to speak. Stores are open on Thanksgiving, not because of people needing to cook turkey at the last minute, though I am sure that does happen. What I am referring to is Black Friday in this case. I wonder if now Thanksgiving has been either commercialized or put aside for Black Friday, which is quite unfair.

Also, I wonder if others agree that Thanksgiving is treated with anything but the utmost respect. It has become just another day to watch football, eat turkey, fall asleep, and go shopping for black Friday, which has now become black Thursday. I am now wondering if this is part of what has gone wrong here in the US with the commercialism of Christmas and the, in my opinion, lax attitudes towards God and religion.

Like Christmas, was there a Christian root behind Thanksgiving? Why is it that Thanksgiving is ends up being just another day that is shoved by the wayside? Why is that not taught to children as far as whatever Christian roots we have about Thanksgiving starting with the Pilgrims, if religion was a reason why the Pilgrims settled here. My point is, why has Thanksgiving been put by the wayside and does it have to do with commercialization just like with Christmas? How should we really celebrate Thanksgiving?

 

[salt-n-light]

I am saddened that Thanksgiving seems to have been "cut short" so to speak. Stores are open on Thanksgiving, not because of people needing to cook turkey at the last minute, though I am sure that does happen. What I am referring to is Black Friday in this case. I wonder if now Thanksgiving has been either commercialized or put aside for Black Friday, which is quite unfair.

Also, I wonder if others agree that Thanksgiving is treated with anything but the utmost respect. It has become just another day to watch football, eat turkey, fall asleep, and go shopping for black Friday, which has now become black Thursday. I am now wondering if this is part of what has gone wrong here in the US with the commercialism of Christmas and the, in my opinion, lax attitudes towards God and religion.

Like Christmas, was there a Christian root behind Thanksgiving? Why is it that Thanksgiving is ends up being just another day that is shoved by the wayside? Why is that not taught to children as far as whatever Christian roots we have about Thanksgiving starting with the Pilgrims, if religion was a reason why the Pilgrims settled here. My point is, why has Thanksgiving been put by the wayside and does it have to do with commercialization just like with Christmas? How should we really celebrate Thanksgiving?

You can't look toward society to set an tone on how you should be perceiving some of these holidays, such as Thanksgiving and Christmas. Of course they are going to commercialize it, where they make the historical significance of the holiday become obsolete (we do that with almost every bank holiday), if its bringing in economic growth, and usually Halloween and Christmas are the two most profitable holidays because of its involvement with gifts and clothing.Thanksgiving itself is not as profitable sell-wise.

You celebrate it how you see fit to celebrate it, and set your own tone on the message you want to focus on for the holiday. Thanksgiving historically (in the US) is about the pilgrims and indians uniting and sharing a meal, and usually many christians use that time to give thanks to God and meet up with family, or some spend it giving to others, or a time just to relax and reflect and not do anything. There's is no absolute way to do it, as long as your not dishonoring God in your heart or deeds during those holidays, then its fine.

 

[OldWiseGuy]

Thanksgiving should be celebrated by overeating a meal consisting of a roasted bird of some kind, a big pile of starch, pie and ice cream, followed by a nap and a football game.

 

[zephcom]

I am saddened that Thanksgiving seems to have been "cut short" so to speak. Stores are open on Thanksgiving, not because of people needing to cook turkey at the last minute, though I am sure that does happen. What I am referring to is Black Friday in this case. I wonder if now Thanksgiving has been either commercialized or put aside for Black Friday, which is quite unfair.

Also, I wonder if others agree that Thanksgiving is treated with anything but the utmost respect. It has become just another day to watch football, eat turkey, fall asleep, and go shopping for black Friday, which has now become black Thursday. I am now wondering if this is part of what has gone wrong here in the US with the commercialism of Christmas and the, in my opinion, lax attitudes towards God and religion.

Like Christmas, was there a Christian root behind Thanksgiving? Why is it that Thanksgiving is ends up being just another day that is shoved by the wayside? Why is that not taught to children as far as whatever Christian roots we have about Thanksgiving starting with the Pilgrims, if religion was a reason why the Pilgrims settled here. My point is, why has Thanksgiving been put by the wayside and does it have to do with commercialization just like with Christmas? How should we really celebrate Thanksgiving?

Here is a thought.....

I will let YOU celebrate Thanksgiving the way you want to and you let ME celebrate it the way I want to.

And then both of us will be happier than if one of us imposes our way onto the other.

 

[Nithavela]

I don't think Thanksgiving is a religious holiday.

 

[yeshuaslavejeff]

I am saddened that Thanksgiving seems to have been "cut short" so to speak. Stores are open on Thanksgiving, not because of people needing to cook turkey at the last minute, though I am sure that does happen. What I am referring to is Black Friday in this case. I wonder if now Thanksgiving has been either commercialized or put aside for Black Friday, which is quite unfair.

Also, I wonder if others agree that Thanksgiving is treated with anything but the utmost respect. It has become just another day to watch football, eat turkey, fall asleep, and go shopping for black Friday, which has now become black Thursday. I am now wondering if this is part of what has gone wrong here in the US with the commercialism of Christmas and the, in my opinion, lax attitudes towards God and religion.

Like Christmas, was there a Christian root behind Thanksgiving? Why is it that Thanksgiving is ends up being just another day that is shoved by the wayside? Why is that not taught to children as far as whatever Christian roots we have about Thanksgiving starting with the Pilgrims, if religion was a reason why the Pilgrims settled here. My point is, why has Thanksgiving been put by the wayside and does it have to do with commercialization just like with Christmas? How should we really celebrate Thanksgiving?

When people live "of the world" as well as in the world,
instead of "of God's Kingdom" while still in the world,
they celebrate the things of the world,
instead of the things of God's Kingdom.

 

[Lik3]

I don't think Thanksgiving is a religious holiday.

I stand corrected. Thank you.

 

[yeshuaslavejeff]

I stand corrected. Thank you.

Well, people do 'keep' it, or honor it, "religiously" (just NOT righteously, not YHWH'S Way).