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Do jehovah witnesses celebrate thanksgiving?

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Jehovah's Witnesses celebrate no civil holidays and few Christian ones. Thanksgiving upsets them for several reasons. First, they are keenly aware that the day is rooted in ancient (and pagan) European harvest festivals. read more

Harvest Home (Thanksgiving) also called Ingathering is the celebration of the rebirth of the Goddess of Wheat. Jehovah's Witnesses believe and teach any worship that is not directed to Jehovah exclusively is Idolatry. As per Jesus instructions "keep doing this in remembrance of me" was the only instructions given his followers to observe. read more

So the Watchtower does not approve of Thanksgiving Day. The summarize by saying, 'So on November 25, the declared “day of thanks” in 1976, personal decisions need to be made. Dedicated Christians certainly will not want to convey to others the idea that they believe in one-day-a-year gratitude. read more

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