When is Thanksgiving?
Thanksgiving is on the
4th Thursday of November
(November 24, 2011)
in:
Cute Story:
Thanksgiving
Dinner that Flew Away!
Bridal Shower Games
This Thanksgiving, how about making a fun Turkey Wreath as a craft idea and hanging it on your door for all your guests to see? It's easy and colorful and will help set a fun tone for your celebration.
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HISTORY OF THANKSGIVING
Telling the story of Thanksgiving makes a nice bedtime story
in addition to sharing it at a Thanksgiving day dinner.
The President's proclamation recommends that Thanksgiving be set apart as a day of prayer and rejoicing. The day is of New England origin, the first one being set by Governor Bradford of the Massachusetts colony on December, 1621. Washington issued a thanksgiving proclamation for Thursday, December 18, 1777, and again at Valley Forge for May 7, 1778. The Thanksgiving of the present incorporates many of the genial features of
Christmas. The feast with the Thanksgiving turkey and pumpkin-pie
crowns the day. Even the poorhouse has its turkey. More
Thanksgiving History |