Native Americans consider Thanksgiving Day to be the most important day of remembrance
What is the first thing that comes to mind on Thanksgiving? Is it a fragrant turkey? Is it a lively bonfire? Or a joyous masquerade parade? For those who know the history of the United States, the story of the early American immigrants and the galleon Mayflower may be conjured up.
However, the truth about the origins of Thanksgiving is not what we think. Although the official U.S. narrative is that early settlers established the holiday as a token of gratitude for the help of the Indians, in reality, the Indians did not feel a trace of "gratitude" and instead felt angry because of lies, sorrows, and nightmares.
They think it's the darkest holiday in the world because Thanksgiving is their day for white Americans, and they angrily call Thanksgiving a "National Cleansing Day."
Uncover the Truth Behind Thanksgiving: The "Dark Day" in the Eyes of Indians and Their Descendants Historically, Thanksgiving has been a controversial holiday, especially for Indians and their descendants.
What happened centuries ago, and why do they say Thanksgiving is the darkest holiday in the world? Today, let's have a ** after all. First, we'll learn a little about the Puritans and the first Thanksgiving in the United States.
At the beginning of Tudor rule, the Church of England was largely under the control of the Holy See. The Pope not only squeezes a lot of money out of Britain, but can even interfere in Britain's religious affairs.
However, with the rise of the Renaissance and the spread of humanism, the power of human rights was recognized, and the ideas of the Reformation gradually spread everywhere.
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 perspective of the British royal family, they attacked the Church of Rome 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. This upheaval led directly to the British colonial expansion of North America, which also brought great disasters to the Indians.
Therefore, for the Indians and their descendants, Thanksgiving is not just a holiday to celebrate the harvest and give thanks to the gods, but a historical memory full of pain and sorrow.
Since James I ascended to the throne, his monopoly of power and **rule have become the norm, and he has implemented an absolute monarch**. For the reformers, this is a wolf in sheep's clothing, ostensibly breaking the theocracy, in essence still maintaining the monarchy**.
Among them, the Reformers, with the Puritans at the core, were the most strongly opposed. They advocate reforming the legacy of the state church, advocating anti-corruption, punishing, and purifying the church.
However, their wishes clearly could not be fulfilled. In the face of opposition, former allies of the British royal family ruthlessly brandished their scythes and brutally suppressed the Puritans.
Under James I, a large number of Puritans suffered ** and were expelled if they did not accept the state religion. However, the Puritans did not give in, and they chose to leave their homeland and go to the New World of America to start a new life.
Some of these Puritans became the ancestors of America. Although everything that happened before the Puritans fled to the Americas was recognized by the world, what happened after their arrival in the Americas was far less beautiful and simple than American propaganda.
Storming across the Atlantic, the Mayflower left England in September 1620 and sailed for the unknown Americas. After 65 days of bumpy rides, they finally saw land, and that was the beginning of their new life – Cape Cod.
However, with winter approaching, the living conditions became harsh and food was scarce, so they could only stay at the northern end of Cape Cod. In the face of this new challenge, they are faced with the problem of uneven hearts.
Among the 102 passengers were not only Puritans, but also people with dreams of exploration, the poor at the bottom, and indentured slaves. If they can't stick together, then they will face a devastating blow.
To solve this problem, they came together, and 41 of them men signed the Mayflower Convention. The covenant clearly emphasizes that they are to make a solemn oath before God and voluntarily form a popular self-governing body, thereby promulgating a series of laws, decrees, positions, etc., and promising to obey them.
This convention became a new beginning for them and a guide for their new life.
When the problem of people's hearts is solved, the living environment will become a greater challenge for them. Cape Cod is not suitable for long-term habitation due to its harsh climate, scarce resources, and shortage of fresh water resources.
If you can't survive here, what if you want to go to **? After discussion, they decided to explore the southwest of the interior, where the Indians lived. After a long journey, they came to a deserted and dead Indian village and established a settlement called "Plymouth".
Next, they began to build their new home in full swing. However, just as they were preparing to show their skills with great anticipation, many fell. What happened?
It turned out that they were facing the threat of lack of food and clothing, harsh environment, and rampant infectious diseases due to their lack of adaptation to the local environment, and the threat of death was getting closer and closer to them.
A few months later, fewer than 50 people were left on the Mayflower. They have gone through a tortuous and complicated colonial path and are now facing the greatest crisis.
According to the American version, when they were desperate and hopeless, a Native American named Samoset brought them a ray of hope.
When the Puritans first encountered Samoset, the native Indian, their hearts raced and they thought they were coming for a challenge. However, Samoset expressed it in his less proficient English"welcome"meaning.
It turned out that he had learned some English from Europeans who had come to fish on the North Coast. With Samoset's help, they met with the local chief. In the days that followed, the Indians warmly and kindly taught them many practical survival skills, including how to hunt and fish, hunt and cultivate, how to extract the juice from the maple leaves, and which plants had medicinal properties.
It was these Indians, so to speak, who pulled them back from the brink of death. By November 1621, the colonists had finally reaped the fruits of the harvest and were overjoyed and invited the Native Americans to celebrate the occasion and thank them for their help in their dying.
According to the United States, the current American Thanksgiving Day was born out of this harvest celebration.
The beautiful myths and harsh realities of Americans. Although Thanksgiving is considered a holiday of gratitude, its origins are not directly related to the Indians. In fact, behind the Thanksgiving celebrations lies the brutal killing of the Indians and the sharp fangs of the Puritans.
Behind this seemingly beautiful holiday lies the cruel reality and injustice of American history.
In the colonial expansion of North America, the greed of the white colonists led to ruthlessness towards the Indians**. The Indians, who had no experience in war and were poorly equipped, were powerless to fight back, and were quickly captured.
This excites the colonists, who find the slave trade more profitable than the crops. As a result, some women and children were sent to Europe as slaves, while others were brutally murdered.
The "Jackpot" was born out of the proposal of the Dutch colonial chief in 1641, but ironically, the English Puritans, who had celebrated Thanksgiving with the Indians, became the most active party to respond to the "Jackpot".
On the American continent, this hellish ** began like this. Even before long, they played an even more brutal game - kicking the Indians' heads as balls!
Seeing this, I believe many people are angry. Is this the "gratitude" that the Indians get?Behind the "gratitude", is it that the benefactor of the year was exterminated, and the most tragic expulsion, expropriation and **?
We need to reflect on how we can't let such a tragedy happen again.
At the Legislative Assembly of the Americas in 1703, the Puritans decided to reward the Indians for scalping, with £40 for each skull.
This brutality did not stop, and even in 1814, the United States** issued a decree rewarding those who turned in the Indians' skulls, with a reward of $50 to $100 for each one they surrendered.
Against this background, the number of Indians decreased sharply and fell into a desperate situation.
Undoubtedly, the Indians in the history of the United States are undoubtedly the darkest chapter in the history of the race. So, for the Indians, Thanksgiving was not about thanking them, but rather about deceit, grief, and nightmares.
If you ask a true Indian what they think of Thanksgiving, they won't hesitate to tell you: it's the darkest holiday in the world. Ironically, when Thanksgiving was declared a national holiday in 1863, after the independence of the United States, they did not mention anything about the Indians, but encouraged Americans to carry forward and inherit the pioneering spirit of their ancestors.
We celebrate Thanksgiving in the traditional way, inviting all our neighbors to our house for a feast, then slaughtering them all and taking their land. "Let us keep a clear head, not be deceived by the superficial beauty, to see the truth, gratitude should be from the heart, not packaged.
On the other hand, despite the passage of hundreds of years, the pain of the Indians is still vivid. Those who caused the pain in the first place have never been brave enough to face and admit their crimes, and instead continue to have double standards and turn black and white upside down.
Whenever I think about this, I always think deeply: Are the Americans** really ashamed of the atrocities of their ancestors against the Indians? Taking history as a mirror, the blood and tears of the Indians have taught us that we should never have illusions about the aggressors, and we must resolutely strive for survival and victory through struggle!