History of Thanksgiving, Thanksgiving Day Facts

History of Thanksgiving day, Thanksgiving Origin, Thanksgiving Day Facts
In November 1621, after the Pilgrims’ first corn harvest proved successful, and Governor William Bradford organized a celebratory feast and invited a group of the fledgling colony’s Native American allies, including the Wampanoag chief Massasoit. Now remembered as American’s “first Thanksgiving” — although the Pilgrims themselves may not have used the term at the time — the festival lasted for three days. While no record exists of the historic banquet’s exact menu, the Pilgrim chronicler Edward Winslow wrote in his journal that Governor Bradford sent four men on a “fowling” mission in preparation for the event, and that the Wampanoag guests arrived bearing five deer.During the Civil War, The former President of United States of America Abraham Lincoln proclaimed a national day of “Happy Thanksgiving day 2018 and Praise to our beneficent Father who dwelled in the Heavens”.

Thanksgiving Day History :
The Thanks giving day is celebrated on the last Thursday in November every year in United States of America. In many American households, the Thanksgiving day celebration has lost much of its original religious significance; instead, it now centers on cooking and sharing a bountiful meal with family and friends. Turkey, a Thanksgiving staple so ubiquitous it has become all but synonymous with the holiday, may or may not have been on offer when the Pilgrims hosted the inaugural feast in 1621.Beginning in the mid-20th century and perhaps even earlier, 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. A number of U.S. governors also perform the annual turkey pardoning ritual.