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THANKSGIVING TALKS Everything you need to know about Thanksgiving.
by GLADYS NEON
AYS OF THANKSGIVING were a tradition among europeans long before the American holiday existed, but they were feasts to American holiday celebrated on the 4th Thursday in November every year. On this day, delicious food is prepared D celebrate specific times where they felt the need to express thanks for what they regarded as acts of divine providence (deliverance from plague, a bountiful harvest, a military victory, etc.). Thanksgiving is a beloved
and all the family members gather around the table and enjoy the tasty food together and say what they are grateful together. But What is the main purpose of Thanksgiving? Let us talk about the history and the purpose of Thanksgiving in this article. PURPOSE OF THANKSGIVING Thanksgiving originally originated as a harvest festival. It has been celebrated as a national holiday since 1789 but after the proclamation of Congress by George Washington, it has been celebrated as a
Federal holiday since 1864.
Furthermore, the then President Abraham Lincoln proclaimed the holiday as “Thanksgiving and Praise to our beneficent Father who dwelleth in the Heavens”. The “First Thanksgiving” was celebrated by Pilgrims after the first harvest in the new world October in 1621. The celebration had a grand feast which lasted for 3 days and as per the attendee Edward Winslow, the celebration was attended by 90 Native Americans and 53 Pilgrims.
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