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The first thanksgiving meal observed in what is now canada occurred in 1578 when english explorer martin frobisher and his crew held a meal to thank god for granting them safe passage through the wilds of the new world.

Thanksgiving hats among us. Similarly named festival holidays occur in germany and japan. American children learn about it in school and millions of families across the country mark the day with turkey stuffing cranberry sauce pumpkin pie and other traditional foods. Another american thanksgiving tradition is the macys thanksgiving day parade.

The annual celebrations occur on the third thursday of every november and sees the americans get out their traditional turkey and other. Beginning in 1970 a group of native americans and their supporters have staged an annual protest for a national day of mourning at plymouth rock in plymouth massachusetts on thanksgiving day. Thanksgiving day has been an annual holiday in the united states since 1863.

That year macys employees marched through new york city from 145th st. What to do for thanksgiving on the thursday of thanksgiving most americans are huddled around the tv watching the macys thanksgiving day parade outside playing football and gathered at the dinner table for a holiday feast with family and friends. The parade began even before thanksgiving was a legal holiday in 1924.

Thanksgiving day annual national holiday in the united states and canada celebrating the harvest and other blessings of the past year. Americans generally believe that their thanksgiving is modeled on a 1621 harvest feast shared by the european colonists pilgrims of plymouth and the wampanoag people. Aaa estimates that over 55 million americans travel a distance of at least 50 miles for thanksgiving so expect the highways to be congested.

It is sometimes called american thanksgiving outside the united states to distinguish it from the canadian holiday of the same nameit originated as a harvest festival and to this day the centerpiece of thanksgiving celebrations remains thanksgiving dinner. Thanksgiving day in canada is celebrated on the second monday in october and has different origins than the american version of the holiday. Down to 35th st.

In the united states the thanksgiving holiday takes place on the fourth thursday of november every year. Thanksgiving is perhaps the quintessential american holiday.