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Presidential Proclamations Presidential Traditions Establishment of Thanksgiving Pilgrims Hannah Mather Crocker 1939 Changes Origins of Thanksgiving First Thanksgiving Thanksgiving History

Thanksgiving 2025 Coverage Splits Over Origins, Faith, and Civic Meaning

This year’s stories juxtapose devotional claims of a Christian founding with historians’ portrayals of the Pilgrims as theocratic enforcers.