Thanksgiving In The U.S.
Thanksgiving is traditionally a day for families and friends gather for a special meal. The food often includes turkey, stuffing, potatoes, cranberry sauce, gravy, pumpkin pie and vegetables. Thanksgiving is a time to thank many people for what they have.
Thanksgiving parades are held in some cities and towns around Thanksgiving Day. Some parades and celebrations will also mark the opening of the holiday shopping season. Some people have a weekend of four days and it is a popular time for tours and to visit family and friends.
Most government offices, businesses, schools and other agencies are closed on Thanksgiving Day. Many offices and businesses that staff have a weekend of four days for these offices and businesses also closed the Friday after Thanksgiving. Public transport systems do not function normally in their regular schedules.
Thanksgiving Day is one of the busiest periods for travel in the United States. This can cause congestion and overcrowding. Seasonal parades and football games held can cause disruption to local traffic.
Thanksgiving is an annual festival in the United States since the 1863rd Everyone sees Thanksgiving Day as a reason to celebrate. Every year since 1970, a group of Native Americans and their supporters staged a protest for a day of national mourning on Plymouth Rock in Plymouth, Massachusetts, on Thanksgiving Day. American Indian Heritage Day is also observed at this time of year.
It is argued that the first Thanksgiving was held in the city of El Paso, Texas in 1598. Another early event was held in 1619 in the colony of Virginia. Many people trace the origin of modern Thanksgiving is a harvest festival, the pilgrims were held in Plymouth, Massachusetts in 1621. However, their real first Thanksgiving was in 1623 when they gave thanks to the rain, the drought has ended. This early form of a special church service to give thanks and feast.
In the mid-1600s, Thanksgiving after the harvest has become more common, and has started to become annual events. However, it is celebrated on different days in different communities and in some places had more than a Thanksgiving every year. George Washington, first president of the United States, proclaimed the first national Thanksgiving in 1789.
Thanksgiving is traditionally a day for families and friends gather for a special meal. The food often includes turkey, stuffing, potatoes, cranberry sauce, gravy, pumpkin pie and vegetables. Thanksgiving is a time to thank many people for what they have.
Thanksgiving parades are held in some cities and towns around Thanksgiving Day. Some parades and celebrations will also mark the opening of the holiday shopping season. Some people have a weekend of four days and it is a popular time for tours and to visit family and friends.
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Thanksgiving Day is one of the busiest periods for travel in the United States. This can cause congestion and overcrowding. Seasonal parades and football games held can cause disruption to local traffic.
Thanksgiving is an annual festival in the United States since the 1863rd Everyone sees Thanksgiving Day as a reason to celebrate. Every year since 1970, a group of Native Americans and their supporters staged a protest for a day of national mourning on Plymouth Rock in Plymouth, Massachusetts, on Thanksgiving Day. American Indian Heritage Day is also observed at this time of year.
It is argued that the first Thanksgiving was held in the city of El Paso, Texas in 1598. Another early event was held in 1619 in the colony of Virginia. Many people trace the origin of modern Thanksgiving is a harvest festival, the pilgrims were held in Plymouth, Massachusetts in 1621. However, their real first Thanksgiving was in 1623 when they gave thanks to the rain, the drought has ended. This early form of a special church service to give thanks and feast.
In the mid-1600s, Thanksgiving after the harvest has become more common, and has started to become annual events. However, it is celebrated on different days in different communities and in some places had more than a Thanksgiving every year. George Washington, first president of the United States, proclaimed the first national Thanksgiving in 1789.
