When is Thanksgiving?
Thanksgiving is on the
4th Thursday of November
(November 26, 2009)
in:
Cute Story:
Thanksgiving
Dinner that Flew Away!
Party Games
Want to know how to be a great guest this Thanksgiving? Never come empty-handed. Candy, flowers or a bottle of wine are lovely. Also, don't forget to always offer to help in the kitchen.
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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 |