History of Thanksgiving
Laughter echoes through the room as people are cracking jokes. A family comes together and feasts on a long table with a variety of appetizing food. They all thank everyone for making them happier. This day is special for millions because they reunite with family members. Why is this particular day special? It is Thanksgiving. Wars, pleadings, and declarations have taken place for Thanksgiving to become how it is today.
Thanksgiving started as a feast that lasted for three days in 1621 as a friendship between the Pilgrims and the American Indians. The Pilgrims sailed away from England’s rule on the Mayflower and came across America. Struggling to survive, they befriended one of the Native Americans. Native Americans and Pilgrims helped each other survive; They had a feast to celebrate. After that, this feast started to become common in New England. However, it was not a national holiday for a long time. In 1817, some of the northern states made it a holiday but the southern states weren’t familiar with it.
In 1827, Sarah Joseph Sarahle wrote countless editorials for 36 years to make Thanksgiving a national holiday by trying to get politicians to help her. In 1863, President Lincoln heard her view and made Thanksgiving a national holiday. He declared it to be celebrated on the last Thursday of November. It was changed in 1939 up one week to receive more retail spurs. In 1941 he signed a bill that made Thanksgiving the fourth Thursday of November. Parades started around the 1900s.
Today, the Macy's parade in NYC is the most famous in the country bringing about two to three million people. It has been running since 1924 and it's a 2.5-mile parade that people love. Honoring Thanksgiving, some U.S. presidents have pardoned turkeys and sent them to a farm for retirement. Another thing people do near Thanksgiving is since the Wampanoag and Pilgrims had been fighting against each other since 1970, people go to Cole’s Hill and mourn for a day. There are also holidays similar to Thanksgiving that have been traced back to the ancient Egyptians, Greeks, and Romans. It has been 402 years since the first feast of Thanksgiving was held in the Plymouth colony. Because of all of this, Thanksgiving is a well-celebrated holiday around the world and is used as a day where we give thanks to all of those who have helped us become who we are today.
Thanksgiving started as a feast that lasted for three days in 1621 as a friendship between the Pilgrims and the American Indians. The Pilgrims sailed away from England’s rule on the Mayflower and came across America. Struggling to survive, they befriended one of the Native Americans. Native Americans and Pilgrims helped each other survive; They had a feast to celebrate. After that, this feast started to become common in New England. However, it was not a national holiday for a long time. In 1817, some of the northern states made it a holiday but the southern states weren’t familiar with it.
In 1827, Sarah Joseph Sarahle wrote countless editorials for 36 years to make Thanksgiving a national holiday by trying to get politicians to help her. In 1863, President Lincoln heard her view and made Thanksgiving a national holiday. He declared it to be celebrated on the last Thursday of November. It was changed in 1939 up one week to receive more retail spurs. In 1941 he signed a bill that made Thanksgiving the fourth Thursday of November. Parades started around the 1900s.
Today, the Macy's parade in NYC is the most famous in the country bringing about two to three million people. It has been running since 1924 and it's a 2.5-mile parade that people love. Honoring Thanksgiving, some U.S. presidents have pardoned turkeys and sent them to a farm for retirement. Another thing people do near Thanksgiving is since the Wampanoag and Pilgrims had been fighting against each other since 1970, people go to Cole’s Hill and mourn for a day. There are also holidays similar to Thanksgiving that have been traced back to the ancient Egyptians, Greeks, and Romans. It has been 402 years since the first feast of Thanksgiving was held in the Plymouth colony. Because of all of this, Thanksgiving is a well-celebrated holiday around the world and is used as a day where we give thanks to all of those who have helped us become who we are today.