Thanksgiving is a pretty nice holiday, really. Non religious, everyone can join in and it is, in essence, about being grateful. Not about some bird who got knocked up and came up with a very dodgy story to cover her tracks. We did it last night (and will be doing it tonight too) but my wife’s American.
I don’t think it will become a thing over here, it’s too specifically rooted in America’s (and Canada’s, in October) history to apply to any other nation. We could do with a good secular celebration over here, though.
The biggest downside I can see to Thanksgiving is that the food is revolting! Sweet potato mash baked with marshmallows, green beans baked with mushroom soup and canned fried onions and a pumpkin pie made out of homogenous canned pumpkin. I’ve done 6 thanksgivings now and am just about able to stomach that stuff…
It’s it about celebrating a meal that the Native Americans put on for the settlers – well before they returned the favour by killing them all and stealing all their land?
Perhaps a fight over stuff is apt way to mark it?