What comes to mind when you think of Thanksgiving?Is it a roast turkey?Is it a bonfire?Or a masquerade parade?Partners who know a little bit about American history might think of the Indians and the galleon Mayflower. To this day, many people generally believe that Thanksgiving is a celebration set up by the early immigrants to the Americas, that is, the ancestors of the United States, to thank the Indians for their help. The above is also the official statement given by the United States. But is that really the case?No, instead of feeling "gratitude", the Indians felt lies, sorrows, and nightmares!They consider it the darkest holiday in the world, the holiday of white Americans, and angrily call Thanksgiving "National Cleansing Day"!
The Puritans and the first Thanksgiving in the United States.
In the early years of Tudor rule, the Church of England was largely under the control of the Holy See, and the Pope not only grabbed a lot of money from England, but could even interfere in the religious affairs of England. Later, with the rise of the Renaissance movement, humanism spread, and people gradually realized the power of human rights. It was at this time that the ideas of the Reformation began to flourish.
The emerging bourgeoisie and the new aristocratic groups united to demand the expropriation of the land and property of the Church. The ** dynasty of England also took the opportunity to launch a top-down Reformation. However, from the point of view of the British royal family, their attack on the Church of Rome is not to promote democracy and promote human rights, but to establish their own ** rule. This is clearly contrary to the expectations of the reformers. Sure enough, England at the beginning of the 17th century was in turmoil.
The approaching Mayflower
In September 1620, a wooden ship called the Mayflower sailed out of English ports with 102 passengers on its way to America. After 65 days of turbulent waves and violent headwinds in the Atlantic, they finally came across a piece of land, Cape Cod. By this time, the time had come to November 19th. Led by Elder Brewster, they prayed earnestly and continued their journey. However, at that time, winter was approaching, the living environment became very bad, and there was a shortage of food, so they had to stay at the northern end of Cape Cod after shivering in the bitter cold.
Soon, they faced the first problem of "expanding their territory": the people's hearts were not aligned. You must know that the 102 passengers are not all Puritans, but also some people with dreams of exploration, the poor at the bottom, and indentured slaves. At this moment, the voyage did not reach the agreed place, so some passengers began to act alone. In a distant and strange land, if you can't twist it into a rope, it will be devastating. To solve this problem, all of them came together, and 41 of them signed the famous Mayflower Convention.
Good gratitude?
In fact, Thanksgiving is not directly related to the Indians, but the first time it was celebrated, there were Indians. If the Indians were genuinely grateful, there would have been no genocidal killing spree that followed. In addition, before Thanksgiving became a traditional holiday, the Puritans bared their sharp fangs at the Indians. At that time, as more and more colonists poured into North America, their ambitions grew, so they extended their greedy claws to the Indians. Soon, the white colonists launched a brutal race against the Indians**. The Indians, who had no experience in warfare and no cold weapons**, had no chance of winning, and were captured after barely a few rounds of fighting. This made the colonists happy, for them to sell slaves was more profitable than selling crops!In this way, some women and girls were transported and sold to Europe as slaves, while others were killed.
Brief summary. 
Gratitude is a small virtue, ingratitude is a great mistake, "gratitude and retribution" is the basic moral code that every person, every nation, and every regime should have, and "kindness will take revenge" will inevitably be scolded by future generations. Living today, we must have a ruler in our hearts, and we must learn to objectively and calmly examine the truth behind "beautification". On the one hand, under the "beautification" of the United States, many Americans do not know much about this history, and they are willing to believe that today's happy life is a gift from God, so they will go to church to do pious prayers, and will also do some charity work on specific holidays, and on Thanksgiving, they will serve a turkey meal for the homeless homeless. There will also be some upright and rational people who speak up for the Indians and apologize. Even the famous American talk show star "Yu Yu laughed at himself: "We celebrate Thanksgiving in the traditional way, inviting all the neighbors to our house for a feast, then slaughtering them all and taking their land. ”
But on the other hand, hundreds of years later, the Indians are still in tears. However, the initiators have never dared to face up to and admit the evil deeds they have done, and even wantonly engaged in double standards and false statements. Whenever I think about this, I often get into thinking, can the Americans** really be ashamed of the atrocities of their ancestors against the Indians?Taking history as a mirror, the history of blood and tears of the Indians warned me that after you receive it, you should help me revise this article, ask the original content to remain the same, rewrite a 1500-word article, do not appear in English, and then imitate the title party according to the theme to take an eye-catching title within 60 bytes, and bold the title of the article, the article ** does not join.
* Truth and Historical Reflections on Thanksgiving in the United States.
This article digs deep into the truth behind Thanksgiving in the United States, revealing the brutal history between Thanksgiving and the Indians. With solid historical knowledge and profound analysis, the author gives readers a clearer understanding of a dark chapter in American history. However, the content presented in this article also provoked many thoughts about Thanksgiving and American history.
First of all, the article mentions the glorification of history in the United States, and people's blind follow-up of Thanksgiving. In this age of information, people's understanding of historical events is often influenced by specific groups of people. Thanksgiving is portrayed as a beautiful, touching image, while the suffering of the Indians is masked behind beautiful blessings. This led me to think about the importance of history education, and we need to understand history more comprehensively and objectively, not only for the beauty of the surface, but also for the pain that is buried.
Second, the article describes the Puritan migrations and their survival in the New World. The Puritans endured hardships as early settlers in the United States, but their history was similarly glorified to ignore their cruelty to the Indians. This made me think about whether there is favoritism towards certain groups in the historical record, and how we should view the coexistence and conflict of different ethnic groups in history.
The article also mentions the ** and enslavement of the Indians by the colonists, which I deeply deplore. This kind of unfair treatment of Indians is not only a tragedy of history, but also a painful warning of human morality. In this part, I thought about racial equality and respect, and that the tragedy of history should be the driving force for our pursuit of a just and harmonious society.
Finally, the article made me realize the difference in narrative angles in history through the description of the Indians' views on Thanksgiving. Thanksgiving is a day to celebrate the harvest for whites, but for Indians it is a symbol of aggression and aggression. This made me think deeply about how history can be interpreted differently from different perspectives, and it also inspired me to be more objective and cautious in accepting various narratives when understanding history.
Overall, this article provoked me to think about history and humanity by exposing the truth behind Thanksgiving. History is a complex puzzle, and the real solution requires us to keep learning, Xi, thinking, and looking at the world from a more comprehensive perspective.
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