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| | Daily Celebrations ~ Walt Disney, I Like Corn ~ November 19 ~ Ideas to motivate, educate, and inspire (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11) |
 | | First produced over 7,000 years ago, corn was believed to be divine. |
 | | According to Indian legend, "it was the food of the gods that created the earth." Aztec farmers worshiped the god of corn, Cinteotl (Sin-tay-otl), from planting to harvest. |
 | | Corn was the miracle food that, with the help of Native Americans, saved the Pilgrims their first winter in the New World (1620), the foundation of the Thanksgiving holiday. |
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