Thanksgiving and Thanksgiving Day
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. Days of thanksgiving were celebrated by individual colonies and states. It wasn’t until 1863, in the midst of the Civil War, when Abraham Lincoln proclaimed a national thanksgiving day to be held each November. Pilgrims held their second Thanksgiving celebration in 1623 to mark the end of a long drought that had threatened the year’s harvest and prompted governor Bradford to call for a religious fast. Beginning in the mid-20th century, the president of the United States has “pardoned” one or two Thanksgiving turkeys each year, sparing the birds from slaughter and sending them to a farm for retirement.
I am thankful for:
- My family
- Being alive
- Having a family/friends
- Caring parents
- Having a roof over my head
- Having food in my belly
- Food
- Everything
- Getting an education
- Being a part of this tradition
- Waking up in the morning
- Everything that my aunt does
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