“Isn’t it to acknowledge the supernatural element of the holiday?”
I know that the various wars that modern day Israel has fought have miracolous elements to them and they have been documented.
I suppose there is a book about the various ones during our Revolution as well. I know that I have read about the strange fog that shrouded Washington’s escape from New York early in the war. Slipping between the British ships that barricaded the island. (Fog wasn’t normal for that time of year iirc)
At least once - or perhaps a couple of times, Washington would come back from a battle with a bullet hole (holes?) in his coat but avoided injury.
I’m guessing there is a whole list that somebody has put together.
Okay - here is one:
https://www.tomorrowsworld.org/magazines/2017/july-august/miracles-of-the-american-revolution
Most of them (a quick skimming of the article) seem to be related to weather.
The fog.
Snow blowing into face of the Hessians in Trenton.
Cornwallis waiting a day to attack Washington’s troops, stuck in the mud. But then a quick freeze during the night, allowing Washington’s troops to escape under darkness.
One site I saw had the odds at about 1 in 133,000 or so. But somebody else said it was an 8% chance (that seems way too high).
Also - the number of presidents. Some were using all of the presidents to the modern day - but what if you just used the total number up through when Jefferson died?