Question

James W. Baker, the Senior Historian at Plimoth Plantation, says that Thanksgiving is an invented tradition. What evidence from the text supports the idea that today's Thanksgiving is an invented tradition?

Answer 1

It is in invented tradition because it does not originate in any one event it is associated with so many myths which expresses it an invented tradition.It is religious Thanksgiving, because It is based on the New England puritan thanksgiving. Also, the traditional harvest celebrations of England and New England and maybe other ideal like commemoration the pilgrims. All these events have been gathered together and transformed into something different from the original part.