i'm part american indian and yet not offended by thanksgiving...i guess mostly because i don't celebrate it as new-world-conquest-let's-kick-out-the-indigenous-people day, but as a day to get many loved ones together and "give thanks" to be alive, happy, well-fed, and loved. if you don't buy the pilgrim decorations from hallmark it's pretty easy to modernize your celebration...tailor it to your needs. and please...i am a raving atheist and i celebrate x-mas with gusto! a MONTH a fancy decorations, scandalous goodies, mood music, good cheer, and, once again, reuniting family and friends...how can you see the bad side of that? it's too much work! other cultures can have their days too and i hope i get invited! i agree with the going forward idea...nobody alive today knows enough about paganism to celebrate the holidays in their original form...it wouldn't even be relevant. take the gift of revelry and revel in it...however you see fit!