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Monday 11 noveMber 2019

Say thank you in Aruba Today

ORANJESTAD — Aruba
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portunity to express your
gratitude to your blessings.
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ture and we will publish it in
our edition on Thanksgiv-
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What Is It About?

Thanksgiving is on Thurs-
day November 28th, the Christmas. Thanksgiving key, but rather a three-day
Susan loves the casinos, day before Black Friday. Day is a secular holiday in a feast of goose, lobster, cod
Thanksgiving Day tradition-
and deer. Besides turkey
country that officially sepa-
weather and friends ally kicks off the 'holiday rates church and state so people love stuffing and
pies – pumpkin, pecan,
season' in the United States. this probably makes sense.
The day was set in stone by apple and sweet potato as
President Franklin D. Roos- Thanksgiving can be the traditional desserts.
evelt in 1939 and approved traced back to 1621 where
by Congress in 1941. FDR refugees from England, Why is American football
changed it from Abraham known as Pilgrims, invited relevant to Thanksgiving?
Lincoln's designation as the the local Native Americans In 1934, the University of De-
last Thursday in November to a harvest feast after they troit hosted the first Thanks-
(because there are some- experienced a successful giving Day football game
times five Thursdays in the season of produce growth. between Detroit Lions and
month). But it wasn’t just the eco- the Chicago Bears. The
nomic drive that allowed game became the first-
While Thanksgiving is one the Pilgrims to prosper. It ever network broadcast
of the biggest events in the was their devotion to God event in the US and was
American calendar, for Eu- and His laws. And that’s so popular that a Thanks-
ropeans it's always been a what Thanksgiving is really giving Day football game
little bit of a mystery. What is all about. continues today – and De-
it actually about? The most The Pilgrims recognized troit has played every year
exposure many of us get that everything we have is since.
EAGLE BEACH — Recently, Marouska Heyliger honored to the holiday is by watch- a gift from God – even our
Ms. Susan Paradice from Massachusetts with her ing American television se- sorrows. Their Thanksgiving Today people from Can-
Goodwill Ambassador certificate in the name of the Aru- ries' Thanksgiving-themed tradition was established ada, the United States,
ba Tourism Authority. episodes - and even those to honor God and thank some of the Caribbean
tend to leave us in the dark. Him for His blessings and His islands, and Liberia con-
The event which commemorates her 25th consecutive grace. tinue the Thanksgiving tra-
visit to the island was held at Paradise Beach Villas. Many Americans think it dition in their homes – or
of it as just as important Although the turkey is ‘the when on vacation in their
Paradice loves coming to the island for the casinos, love- as Christmas. In fact, more face’ of Thanksgiving now- holiday destination. Aruba
ly weather and the friends and staff at Paradise Beach people in the US celebrate adays, the first Thanksgiving Today wishes you a Happy
Villas.q Thanksgiving than they do did not even include tur- Thanksgiving. q