The History Behind Thanksgiving by Liam W.
Ah, Thanksgiving, a holiday we know as the day we all eat a bunch of food and spend time with family and friends but some of us may not know the true history behind this holiday.
Thanksgiving is an annual national holiday in the United States and Canada celebrating the harvest and many other blessings of the past year. Thanksgiving is always celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November in the U.S., but in Canada it is celebrated on the Second Monday.
Colonists of New England and Canada regularly observed “Thanksgivings,” days of prayer for blessings of safe journeys, military victories, or abundant harvests. Americans modeled their holiday on a 1621 harvest feast shared between English colonists and the Wampanoag. Canadians trace their earliest Thanksgiving to 1578, when a Martin Frobisher-led expedition celebrated safe passage.
In both Canada and America, family and friends gather for a feast on Thanksgiving. Traditional fare in America often includes turkey, cranberries, and pumpkin pie. Parades and football games now have long associations with the holiday.
Thanksgiving is an annual national holiday in the United States and Canada celebrating the harvest and many other blessings of the past year. Thanksgiving is always celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November in the U.S., but in Canada it is celebrated on the Second Monday.
Colonists of New England and Canada regularly observed “Thanksgivings,” days of prayer for blessings of safe journeys, military victories, or abundant harvests. Americans modeled their holiday on a 1621 harvest feast shared between English colonists and the Wampanoag. Canadians trace their earliest Thanksgiving to 1578, when a Martin Frobisher-led expedition celebrated safe passage.
In both Canada and America, family and friends gather for a feast on Thanksgiving. Traditional fare in America often includes turkey, cranberries, and pumpkin pie. Parades and football games now have long associations with the holiday.