>>FWIW, the same can be said of other holidays...the 4th (unless you consider shooting off fireworks to be a big tribute to the great freedom we have in this country), Thanksgiving (is anyone thankful anymore?), and Christmas.
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>IMO, Thanksgiving is the only holiday that hasn't been overly commercialized.

Yep.

>I spend that time to be around my family and remember all the things I'm thankful for.

We do the same; but I wonder about the general populace. Maybe (hopefully) most people do as you said.

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>As for the others, you're right. They've lost their original meaning.