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:The link also says, "Indeed, what we think of as Thanksgiving was really a harvest festival." So? When I was growing up (here in Oz), we had something like annual harvest festivals ''in church''. They were definitely "religious events".
:The link also says, "Indeed, what we think of as Thanksgiving was really a harvest festival." So? When I was growing up (here in Oz), we had something like annual harvest festivals ''in church''. They were definitely "religious events".
== "Uniquely American" ==
I've just edited the opening paragraph, which stated that Thanksgiving is a "uniquely American" holiday, like Independence Day. Thanksgiving is also celebrated in Canada, making this statement incorrect. [[User:EMorrissey|EMorrissey]] 10:06, 26 November 2009 (EST)
The sentence was re-worded to "a uniquely American and Canadian holiday," which is a terrible compromise. "Unique" means "existing as the '''only one''' or as the '''sole example''', or '''having no like or equal.'''" Please don't rewrite this just to find a way to insert the word "American."[[User:EMorrissey|EMorrissey]] 10:40, 26 November 2009 (EST)
: "American and Canadian" (as a block) fits for '''sole example''' or '''having no like or equal.'''. North America includes Mexico. --[[User:JMR10|Joaquín Martínez]] 14:20, 26 November 2009 (EST)
:: I know, but according to Conservapedia, "[[American]]" means "pertaining to the United States." So, Thanksgiving cannot be uniquely American and Canadian. This sentence is still nonsensical. I plan to revert your edit soon unless there's a good reason why not. [[User:EMorrissey|EMorrissey]] 15:15, 26 November 2009 (EST)
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