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Thanksgiving at Plymouth, oil on canvas by Jennie Augusta Brownscombe, 1925 National Museum of Women in the Arts. Thanksgiving is a federal holiday in the United States celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November (which became the uniform date country-wide in 1941).
The Thanksgiving holiday's history in North America is rooted in English traditions dating from the Protestant Reformation. It also has aspects of a harvest festival, even though the harvest in New England occurs well before the late-November date on which the modern Thanksgiving holiday is celebrated. [1] [2]
When did Thanksgiving become a national holiday? More than 160 years after the 1621 feast, President George Washington declared Nov. 26, 1789, as a day of prayer and thanksgiving.
The National Thanksgiving Proclamation was the first presidential proclamation of Thanksgiving in the United States. At the request of Congress, President George Washington declared Thursday, November 26, 1789 as a day of public thanksgiving and prayer. [ 1 ]
From the food to who was in attendance, here are the details about the origin of one of our favorite holidays. Thanksgiving dates back to 1621 in Plymouth, Massachusetts.
Thanksgiving did not become an official tradition after the first Thanksgiving feast. It wasn't until centuries later, in 1863, that President Lincoln declared it a national holiday.
The myth of the First Thanksgiving often attaches modern day Thanksgiving foods to the 1621 event. Turkey is commonly portrayed as a centerpiece of the First Thanksgiving meal, although it is not mentioned in primary sources, [ 5 ] and historian Godfrey Hodgson suggests turkey would have been rare in New England at the time and difficult for ...
When did Thanksgiving become a national holiday? More than 160 years after the 1621 feast, President George Washington declared Nov. 26, 1789, as a day of prayer and thanksgiving.