“Thanksgiving Day is a harvest festival. (…) It is a holiday celebrated primarily in Canada and the United States. (…) The traditional "first Thanksgiving" is venerated as having occurred at the site of Plymouth Plantation, in 1621.” (1)In the USA Thanksgiving is always celebrated on the 4th Thursday in November.
“Thanksgiving is a time for tradition and sharing. Even if they live far away, family members gather for a reunion at the house of an older relative. All give thanks together for the good things that they have.
Turkey, corn (or maize), pumpkins and cranberry sauce are symbols which represent the first Thanksgiving." (2)
To find out how Thanksgiving began and to learn about some Thanksgiving traditions visit the following sites:
http://www.crewsnest.vispa.com/thanksgivingusa.htm
http://holidays.mrdonn.org/thanksgiving.html
Text sources:
(1) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thanksgiving
(2) http://www.crewsnest.vispa.com/thanksgivingusa.htm
Image source: Norman Rockwell ("Freedom from want", 1943)
Turkey, corn (or maize), pumpkins and cranberry sauce are symbols which represent the first Thanksgiving." (2)
To find out how Thanksgiving began and to learn about some Thanksgiving traditions visit the following sites:
http://www.crewsnest.vispa.com/thanksgivingusa.htm
http://holidays.mrdonn.org/thanksgiving.html
Text sources:
(1) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thanksgiving
(2) http://www.crewsnest.vispa.com/thanksgivingusa.htm
Image source: Norman Rockwell ("Freedom from want", 1943)
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