Comments on: The Action of Thanksgiving http://www.connorboyack.com/blog/the-action-of-thanksgiving Rants and musings about things political, philosophical, and religious. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 02:51:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Shayne Packer http://www.connorboyack.com/blog/the-action-of-thanksgiving#comment-58705 Shayne Packer Tue, 02 Dec 2008 08:52:14 +0000 http://www.connorboyack.com/blog/?p=750#comment-58705 Thanks for the inspiring thoughts. Indeed, it is important to give our thanks by our actions. Thanks for the inspiring thoughts. Indeed, it is important to give our thanks by our actions.

]]> By: Kelly W. http://www.connorboyack.com/blog/the-action-of-thanksgiving#comment-58640 Kelly W. Fri, 28 Nov 2008 17:59:20 +0000 http://www.connorboyack.com/blog/?p=750#comment-58640 In order to make Thanksgiving more meaningful, we need to change the date. First, Thanksgiving is usually thought of as a harvest celebration, being thankful for the bounties of the harvest season. To correspond more with the harvest theme, it should be moved to October. Other countries who celebrate Thanksgiving, celebrate it in October. (The end of November is way past the harvest season in Utah.) If we moved the date to October, there would be better travel conditions for traversing the slick and icy roads on the way to Grandma's house. Thanksgiving is a "forgotten" holiday. The $tore$ can't wait to get their Chri$tmas decorations up, in order to make big buck$. There is no money in marketing for Thanksgiving, except at the grocery store where they can sell yams, which normally are never bought by North Americans. As long as we're even considering moving Thanksgiving to October, we might as well change the day of the week to Friday, so more people can enjoy a 3-day weekend. The placement of Thanksgiving on a Thursday makes no sense to me. I have to work Monday through Wednesday, and then return to work on Friday. This leaves me no time to travel to Grandma's house. With the moving of Thanksgiving to a Friday in October, the sanctity of the Holiday could be emphasized. It wouldn't be run-over by Christmas marketing schemes of the WalMarts of the world. In order to make Thanksgiving more meaningful, we need to change the date.

First, Thanksgiving is usually thought of as a harvest celebration, being thankful for the bounties of the harvest season. To correspond more with the harvest theme, it should be moved to October. Other countries who celebrate Thanksgiving, celebrate it in October. (The end of November is way past the harvest season in Utah.)

If we moved the date to October, there would be better travel conditions for traversing the slick and icy roads on the way to Grandma’s house.

Thanksgiving is a “forgotten” holiday. The $tore$ can’t wait to get their Chri$tmas decorations up, in order to make big buck$. There is no money in marketing for Thanksgiving, except at the grocery store where they can sell yams, which normally are never bought by North Americans.

As long as we’re even considering moving Thanksgiving to October, we might as well change the day of the week to Friday, so more people can enjoy a 3-day weekend. The placement of Thanksgiving on a Thursday makes no sense to me. I have to work Monday through Wednesday, and then return to work on Friday. This leaves me no time to travel to Grandma’s house.

With the moving of Thanksgiving to a Friday in October, the sanctity of the Holiday could be emphasized. It wouldn’t be run-over by Christmas marketing schemes of the WalMarts of the world.

]]> By: mommymita http://www.connorboyack.com/blog/the-action-of-thanksgiving#comment-58634 mommymita Fri, 28 Nov 2008 06:04:22 +0000 http://www.connorboyack.com/blog/?p=750#comment-58634 There's no greater joy and satisfaction than that of service and giving. Perhaps our most meaningful meals are the ones we "give up" in order to share with others. I will remember that next fast Sunday. There’s no greater joy and satisfaction than that of service and giving. Perhaps our most meaningful meals are the ones we “give up” in order to share with others. I will remember that next fast Sunday.

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