Does the fact that Pagans also had harvest festivals, make all harvest festivals wrong?
NO, both Gods people and pagans have celebrated harvest from the beginning of time. The pagans harvest festivals were wrong because they gave thanks to false gods. The peculiar customs the pagans used to honor their gods during their festivals are disgusting to Jehovah; and it IS wrong to borrow these customs in an attempt to honor Him. QUESTION #4. Is the date of the American Thanksgiving Pagan? NO, President Lincoln appointed the fourth Thursday of November 1864 as a day of National thanksgiving, and since that time each president has annually followed his example. QUESTION #5. Is Thanksgiving a False Church Festival? NO, the American Thanksgiving is not tied to any Church denomination; and its authority rests upon the state. It is a National holiday. QUESTION #6. Are all national holidays wrong? At this point, we need to consider whether it is sin for those who have made the covenant with God to celebrate a national holiday. Zechariah 8:19 gives us some immediate insight into this.
