Thanksgiving: Then and Now Americans love Thanksgiving. Let’s face it. They love eating‚ and they love football. But‚ where did this holiday come from? Actually‚ the tradition of Thanksgiving dates back to the time before our country’s birth. Modern day Thanksgiving represents a time where Americans gather together with their friends and family. It is a time of year where people are thankful for being blessed with these friends and family. The first Thanksgiving was also a gathering where its participants
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The history of Thanksgiving day. The last Thursday in November‚ as you know‚ is a holiday in America. People call this holiday Thanksgiving Day. It is perhaps the most important day in the American year. People go to church‚ and families come together for the day. They decorate their houses with the fruits and flowers of autumn and prepare traditional American food: roast turkey‚ potatoes and pumpkin. It’s rather like Christmas‚ but what are people celebrating? What are they giving thanks for?
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The History of Thanksgiving Bobbie A. Harjo In Plymouth‚ England‚ during September 1620‚ a ship slowly sailed out to sea. This ship was named the Mayflower‚ and it was on a very special trip. The Mayflower’s passengers were headed to the New World‚ America. These people were called the pilgrims‚ and they were leaving England to begin new lives. This was one of the things that they were thankful for‚ and one of the reasons they celebrated the first thanksgiving. The Pilgrims set ground at Plymouth
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Thanksgiving is a national holiday that has been celebrated for ages. Although there is a common theme for almost all thanksgiving traditions‚ none of them are the same. For some they roast a humongous turkey‚ gather the family together and watch football‚ others may have a mundane day‚ go to a relative’s house just to say a quick hello. Every family has some sort of unique way to celebrate‚ each that is special to them. Not only do the traditions differ‚ but so does the food. Some have an enormous
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Thanksgiving Day The holiday of Thanksgiving is a tradition started by the Pilgrims and Indians. Together they shared the fruits of the newly settled America. Thanksgiving Day is a communal celebration marked as a sense of gratitude people feel for all the good things in life. This is done by offering prayers‚ gifting your near and dear ones. Its origin can be traced back to the 16th century when the first thanksgiving dinner is said to have taken place. Besides‚ the fourth Thursday in the month
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be on display prior to thanksgiving? Well‚ no because I think that it breaks tradition or people spend more money than they usually have. On the other hand some readers might disagree because some want Christmas to last more longer so they can enjoy it. Don’t go away more details are coming your way! To begin with‚ the reason I disagree with Christmas decorations prior to Thanksgiving is because it “breaks tradition”. What I mean by “breaks tradition” is that each holiday should have its own moment
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The Holidays The meaning of holidays is essentially a time we embark moments and share time with love one’s. In the United Sates‚ holidays are a very superior time that many of us embrace. Many can think back on holidays that they’ve encountered and recollect favorable moments. For many‚ it is the time of the year when people seem to grasp inside of one another and distinguish the best of things. Clearly‚ to some amount the “holiday season” gives people a sense of pleasure
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at depicting the relationship between the Wampanoag Indians and the Pilgrims during the First Thanksgiving. The painting is very simplistic. In other words‚ it fails to recognize the crucial details of what actually led up to the First Thanksgiving‚ and what occurred afterward as a result of the Peace treaty between the Pilgrims and the Wampanoag Indians. There’s a lot more to the story of Thanksgiving. The painting only focuses on a very small piece of the whole ordeal and fails to capture the big
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On Thanksgiving we gather with our family and friends‚ thinking that we are celebrating everything that we are grateful for and giving thanks to that. We do this by sitting around a large table of smiling faces with a big‚ hot‚ succulent‚ golden brown turkey in the center that went through a horribly miserable death‚ just to get on our plates in time so we could celebrate our good times through its worst. First‚ I would like to talk about my own experience. Getting time to spend with my family is
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Thanksgiving is the one holiday in which the meal takes six weeks to plan‚ three days to cook and five minutes and 30 seconds to eat so everyone can watch 10-hours of football. Contrary to popular wisdom‚ the sole purpose of the holiday is not giving thanks and togetherness. It is about football‚ and pie. As the rest of the family prepares side dishes‚ sets tables or drinks spiked Dr. Pepper‚ a handful of football junkies gather around the 96-inch HDTV to get eyeball burn from instant replays and
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