• TootSweet@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    For those of you outside the U.S. who don’t know, Thanksgiving is basically a simultaneous celebration and revision of the genocide of the indigenous peoples of North America where people eat turkey and disgusting green bean slop.

    • A_A@lemmy.worldOP
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      1 year ago

      it’s quite nice mix of a turkey and a lemming
      I thought someone would answer quickly, 85 second in this case, so I was ready to put the flare that reads : [solved]

      Thanks be given to you dear Leni.
      Thanks also to @EndOfLine for the same

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    1 year ago

    It’s a Turkey, a bird native to North America. In the US, it’s tradition to eat turkey on Thanksgiving Day, a major fall holiday in America which takes place on the lasy Thursday of November, which is tomorrow.

  • asudox@lemmy.worldM
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    I asked this yesterday in the matrix room. It appears it’s for the US Thanksgiving. It’s a turkey btw.

  • TheFeatureCreature@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Can’t say I’m a fan of a country-specific holiday being featured like this in an intentionally neutral and international instance. Would have much preferred to see something for the trans day of remembrance.

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      1 year ago

      Well I’m the owner of lemmy.world, and I’m Dutch. But still I know what Thanksgiving is, and many users are from the US, so why not?

      But I do agree we should also feature days like the Trans day of Remembrance. Maybe we could create a community-created list of special days?