Date change, mentions of God, 'Day of Mourning': 7 Thanksgiving controversies
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Thanksgiving is a time known for gathering families, for big meals and socializing, for watching football games and parades, and of course for expressing gratitude.
However, Thanksgiving can also be a time of controversy, and not just when gatherings involve having relatives of different political and religious views together for hours.
Whether it's efforts to change when the annual observance occurs, differing perspectives on its meaning, or even deciding who had it first, Thanksgiving can be a source of much headline-grabbing debate.
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Some of these issues have been resolved over time, while others continue to crop up every November when people think about the federal holiday and its wider meaning.
Here are seven controversies surrounding Thanksgiving.
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