Happy Thanksgiving!
by XHunter » Thu Nov 22, 2007 1:35 am
Happy Thanksgiving everyone!
Typically, someone who has no knowledge of thanksgiving except from what they hear and see on TV, would think of thanksgiving as a holiday were people gorge themselves on turkey, ham, and assorted foods. But lets all remember what Thanksgiving is all about.
The first thanksgiving was celebrated back in 1621 to commemorate the harvest reaped by the Plymouth Colony after a harsh winter. That year, Governor William Bradford proclaimed a day of thanksgiving where they held a celebration of food, feasting, and praising God. The Plymouth colonists invited the local Wampanoag Indians to came and take part in the celebration.
While days of thanksgiving were celebrated by all the colonies after their fall harvests. All thirteen colonies did not celebrate thanksgiving at the same time. It wasn't until George Washington declared thanksgiving as an official holiday back in 1789 that thanksgiving was celebrated on the same day.
Traditionally, some people in taking part in thanksgiving, share what they are grateful for that year. So to carry on that tradition, I'd like to start by saying that I'm grateful for everything that has been provided for me this year. This includes loving parents, siblings to hang with, friends to talk to, college grants, and most of all, everyone that has made this year a most enjoyable one here on the site.
Happy Thanksgiving everyone, make sure you don't eat to much turkey this year.
Typically, someone who has no knowledge of thanksgiving except from what they hear and see on TV, would think of thanksgiving as a holiday were people gorge themselves on turkey, ham, and assorted foods. But lets all remember what Thanksgiving is all about.
The first thanksgiving was celebrated back in 1621 to commemorate the harvest reaped by the Plymouth Colony after a harsh winter. That year, Governor William Bradford proclaimed a day of thanksgiving where they held a celebration of food, feasting, and praising God. The Plymouth colonists invited the local Wampanoag Indians to came and take part in the celebration.
While days of thanksgiving were celebrated by all the colonies after their fall harvests. All thirteen colonies did not celebrate thanksgiving at the same time. It wasn't until George Washington declared thanksgiving as an official holiday back in 1789 that thanksgiving was celebrated on the same day.
Traditionally, some people in taking part in thanksgiving, share what they are grateful for that year. So to carry on that tradition, I'd like to start by saying that I'm grateful for everything that has been provided for me this year. This includes loving parents, siblings to hang with, friends to talk to, college grants, and most of all, everyone that has made this year a most enjoyable one here on the site.
Happy Thanksgiving everyone, make sure you don't eat to much turkey this year.
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