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Originally Posted by driverdave

now i may have the wrong end of the stick here,......but i always thought that thanksgiving commemorated the landing of the fleet with the settlers ...and they celebrated (if thats the word i need here) their safe arrival .......i may be worng but i am australian so please correct me ........as for farm 7 well i doubt they will make it farmcash only because if they did the forums server would crash badly witht he weight of posts that people would make ...and please devs dont be too heavy with the price in coins...but please keep up the great work that makes this game the only farming game worth playing

Basically correct about the celebration we call Thanksgiving here in the US. According to history, a group of religious dissenters (known as the "Pilgrims") sailed from England and landed at what is now known as Plymouth Rock on the Massachusetts coast in 1620. After a winter which many of this small group of settlers did not survive, they were able to bring in crops their second season and held a feast to "give thanks." The feast is historically said to have lasted several days and members of a local American Indian tribe who had helped these settlers are said to have also taken part in the feast. This day now is observed to "give thanks" for not only the bounty of the harvest, but to pause and be thankful for all our blessings. It is a National holiday on which all government offices and banks are closed, as (voluntarily) are many businesses. Though a Christian holiday, since the Pilgrims were Christian, it is generally observed by most families and individuals who gather for a big meal and, modernly, often spend the afternoon watching Thanksgiving Day football games -- most observations these days being more about eating and gathering with friends and family for food and fun that about solemnly giving thanks.
The turkey comes into it because those early Pilgrims are said to have included roasted wild turkey (along with venison, fish and other wild game meats) in their menu.