The Gist of Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving is a national holiday celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November in the United States. Originally celebrated as a day of harvest and thanksgiving, Thanksgiving has become a day for family dinners and holiday activities.
Thanksgiving has its roots in the mid-1600s, when English Protestant settlers, called Pilgrims, held a three-day harvest festival with the Wampanoag Native Americans to celebrate their first harvest in the New World (America).
In 1863, President Abraham Lincoln declared Thanksgiving a national holiday. In 1941, Congress established Thanksgiving as the fourth Thursday of November.
Thanksgiving is a time to reflect on the blessings of the past year and to express gratitude for what we have. It is also a time to come together with family and friends to celebrate the joys of the holiday season.
Some of the traditional Thanksgiving foods include turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, cranberry sauce, and pumpkin pie. Other popular activities include watching parades, football games, and holiday movies.
Thanksgiving is a time to relax, enjoy good food, and spend time with loved ones. It is a time to reflect on the past year and to look forward to the future.