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Purpose of thanksgiving holiday. In keeping with the spirit of the occassion theholidayspot thanks all its readers and presents them with some beautiful stories themed to thanksgiving. In 1621 the plymouth colonists and wampanoag indians shared an autumn harvest feast that is acknowledged today as one of the first thanksgiving celebrations in the colonies. Although they did have a three day feast in celebration of a good harvest and the local natives did participate this first thanksgiving was not a holiday simply a gathering.

Not that the historians agree on what the real thanksgiving story is. Thanksgiving day is the time to express gratitude to the almighty for his grace and show appreciation to family and friends for their unconditional support. Thanksgiving day annual national holiday in the united states and canada celebrating the harvest and other blessings of the past year.

Canadians celebrate thanksgiving on the second monday of october. On october 31 1939 president franklin d. And ever since then the story goes americans have celebrated thanksgiving on the fourth thursday of november.

The first thanksgiving in 1621 was held to celebrate a bountiful harvest with the tribe that helped make it possible. During the american revolution late 1770s a day of national thanksgiving was suggested by the continental congress. In 1970 there was a huge celebration in massachussets to celebrate the 350th anniversary of the landing of the pilgrims.

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. The custom of an annually celebrated thanksgiving held after the harvest continued through the years. Because of the ongoing civil war a nationwide thanksgiving celebration was not realized until reconstruction was completed in the 1870s.

The real story it turns out is neither as simple nor as consoling as this pared down history would suggest. The feast lasted three days and according to chronicler edward winslow bradford sent four men on a fowling mission to prepare for the feast and the wampanoag guests brought five deer to the party. In 1817 new york state adopted thanksgiving day as an annual custom.

Thanksgiving is also celebrated in canada grenada the philippines saint lucia liberia and the netherlands. Thanksgiving day is also known as the national day of mourning among native american tribes.