Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving is a national holiday celebrated on various dates in the United States, Canada, Grenada, Saint Lucia, and Liberia. It began as a day of giving thanks for the blessing of the harvest and of the preceding year. Similarly named festival holidays occur in Germany and Japan.

In 1621, the Plymouth colonists and the Wampanoag shared an autumn harvest feast that is acknowledged today as one of the first Thanksgiving celebrations in the colonies. For more than two centuries, days of thanksgiving were celebrated by individual colonies and states. Historians long considered the first Thanksgiving to have taken place in 1621, when the Mayflower pilgrims who founded the Plymouth Colony in Massachusetts sat down for a three-day meal with the Wampanoag.
Thanksgiving Day, annual national holiday in the United States and Canada celebrating the harvest and other blessings of the past year. Americans generally believe that their Thanksgiving is modeled on a 1621 harvest feast shared by the English colonists (Pilgrims) of Plymouth and the Wampanoag.

Is Thanksgiving always on the 25th every year?
The holiday is always observed on the fourth Thursday in November. According to information from The Old Farmer’s Almanac, Abraham Lincoln was the first person who decided to have Thanksgiving on a particular day, not date.

How do we celebrate Thanksgiving Day?
Traditional foods are a large part of Thanksgiving celebrations. Many families include the entire family in the food preparation. Traditional foods include turkey, stuffing, gravy, sweet potatoes, cornbread, mashed potatoes, and cranberry sauce. Many people serve pie for dessert at the end of the meal.
Thankfulness is the right response to God and His grace in our lives. God wants our thanksgiving and commands us to be thankful. He doesn’t need anything from us but He does expect us to respond to who He is and what He does with gratitude. Giving thanks to God for His mercy and kindness is a blessing and a privilege.

What is a simple Thanksgiving menu?
Roast Turkey
Perfect Mashed Potatoes
Green Bean Casserole
Perfect Gravy
Cranberry Sauce
Best Turkey Brine
Classic Stuffing
Sweet Potato Casserole With Marshmallows

What is Thanksgiving dark history?
“Thanksgiving day is a reminder of the genocide of millions of Native people, the theft of Native lands, and the relentless assault on Native culture,” says the United American Indians of New England. They’ve marked the occasion as a day of mourning for 48 years, according to Native Hope.

Does the UK celebrate Thanksgiving?
No, Thanksgiving is not widely celebrated in the UK although often Americans who live here invite British friends and family to join festivities. Canada on the other hand does mark Thanksgiving, but this takes place on the second Monday of October and is often referred to as Canadian Thanksgiving.