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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). [2] [3] Outside the United States, it is sometimes called American Thanksgiving to distinguish it from the Canadian holiday of the same name and related celebrations in other regions.
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]
Traditional "first Thanksgiving" stories taught in schools tend to erase the true history, and the Native American perspective.
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.
The traditional "first Thanksgiving" story taught in American schools tends to erase the true history between the Wampanoag tribe and the Pilgrims.
Several presidents opposed days of national thanksgiving, with Thomas Jefferson openly denouncing such a proclamation. [19] That was seen as ironic because Jefferson had proclaimed a day of Thanksgiving while he was the governor of Virginia. By 1855, 16 states celebrated Thanksgiving (14 on the fourth Thursday of November, and two on the third).
A significant difference from how Thanksgiving is celebrated in the U.S. today. Although 1621 is considered to be the origin of Thanksgiving, some historians question if it wasn't even earlier.
Nov. 22—The popular belief is that Thanksgiving was introduced the America by the Pilgrims and Puritans in the 1620s, but the idea of a fall celebration wasn't new to the Americas. While it wasn ...