The hardest thing is making sure people do not step on each other's theological toes. Jehovah's Witnesses do not celebrate Thanksgiving, says Noel Capson, an elder at the faith's Sandy congregation. We think we should be be thankful every day. American Indians don't object to the holiday, but claim the story is all told from the Pilgrims' point of view. Indians, particularly on the East Coast, want some credit.
Thanksgiving truly is an Indian celebration.
On Thursday, Cuch will get together with his family for a traditional turkey dinner. Alas, the resolution passed anyway, and Washington took pains to use language as broadly acceptable as possible. Several subsequent U.S. presidents, including Thomas Jefferson and James Madison, tried but failed to resist declaring a federal holiday for Thanksgiving.