Thanksgiving Day is a harvest festival celebrated in the United States and Canada. Thanksgiving was a holiday to express thankfulness, gratitude, and appreciation to God, family and friends for which all have been blessed of material possessions and relationships. Traditionally, it has been a time to give thanks for a bountiful harvest.
It is celebrated in the United States of America on the fourth Thursday in November, which means that this year it will be held on 25th November. It has been a national holiday since 1863 and it commemorates the first joint thanksgiving dinner which took place in 1622.
Do you know why this festivity is called Thanksgiving?
In 1620, a group of British pilgrims reached the East coast of America. The pilgrims nearly starved in their first year as they were unfamiliar with the land and their crops didn't grow. Luckily for them, the Wampanoag Indians helped them adapt to the new terrain and by the autumn of 1622 they were able to offer the Indians a dinner in thanks for the help received.
These days, American families get together to exchange presents and to eat turkey and apple or pumpkin pie.
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