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This Thursday, Americans will gather around family (and football) to anoint a succulently roasted bird the grand symbol of our venerated Thanksgiving tradition. We will eat dishes in honor of that first harvest festival in 1621. Cranberry sauce, stuffing, rolls, pies, and, of course, honey-hued turkeys are the dishes we Americans will enjoy, as they were enjoyed by the Pilgrims and the Wampanoag almost 400 years ago. But I wonder if we are confused about what, exactly, our Thanksgiving tradition honors.

Post by Dan Yablonsky, reposted from the Alliance for Biking & Walking's blog with permission. As Business & Education Coordinator at BikePGH, I spend a lot of time talking with colleagues in Pittsburgh and across the country about how to best engage business communities in promoting biking and walking.

Cross-posted from Charles R. Wolfe’s blog at the Huffington Post with permission. All photos copyright Charles R.

Roman bridge over the Jordan River, which forms the boundary between Israel and Jordan.