更新时间：2018-11-23 09:48作者：才子老师
WhatcomestomindwhenyouthinkofThanksgiving?DoyoupictureatimeofthankfulnesstowardsGod—orisitmerelyoneofeating,partyingorwatchingfootball?
Sadly,thelatteriswhatThanksgivinghasbecometomost.Theyhaveforgottenwhythedaywasestablished.Itsmeaninghasslowlydeteriorated,andisnowalmostcompletelylostunderacloudofmediahype,salespitches,marketingtacticsandblitzcommercialism.
WhilemanyarefamiliarwiththetraditionalrepresentationoftheoriginalThanksgiving,itishelpfultoexaminethepurposeforwhichitwasfirstcelebrated.Bydoingthis,theday'smeaningwillbefirmlyestablished.