CELEBRATE USA THANKSGIVING DAY ON 26TH NOVEMBER 2015
Americans celebrate Thanksgiving Day every year on the fourth Thursday in November. It was originally intended as a day to give thanks for the harvest. It is now a Public Holiday in America and a time for families to gather together. Thanksgiving Day has been celebrated in the United States since 1863.
The traditional Thanksgiving holiday is traced to a sparsely documented celebration in 1621 at Plymouth which is in present-day Massachusetts. The feast was prompted by a good harvest. But the very first Thanksgiving was actually in 1623, giving thanks for the rain that ended a drought. The holiday spread to various dates in different communities and even more than once a year. The first national Thanksgiving Day was proclaimed by George Washington, the first president of the United States, on November 26, 1789.
Thanksgiving Day centers around family and friends where a meal is shared. The meal traditionally includes turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes, cranberry sauce, rolls, gravy, and pumpkin pie. It's a time to reflect and give thanks for what they have. Parades and festivities are held in some cities, portraying Thanksgiving and marking the start of the Christmas season. Most government and businesses are closed.
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