--> What is it?
Thanksgiving is a traditional North American holiday to give thanks at the conclusion of the harvest season.
In the United States, Thanksgiving is a four day weekend which usually marks a pause in school and college calendars. Many workers (78% in 2007) are given both Thanksgiving and the day after as paid holidays. I am one of those!
--> What do we eat?
Thanksgiving meals are traditionally family events where certain kinds of food are served.
First and foremost, turkey is the featured item in most Thanksgiving feasts (so much so that Thanksgiving is sometimes facetiously referred to as "Turkey Day").
Stuffing, mashed potatoes with gravy, sweet potatoes, cranberry sauce, corn, pecan or pumpkin pie are commonly associated with Thanks giving dinner. Yep, it is a HEA-VY meal... Usually, you spend the rest of the week-end recovering...
The Thanksgiving season is also a time of generosity. People contribute food to annual Thanksgiving food drives and donate to charities.
--> Where does this tradition comes from?
The early settlers of Plymouth Colony in Massachusetts were particularly grateful to Squanto, the Native American and former British slave who taught them how to both catch eel and grow corn and also served as their native interpreter. Without Squanto's assistance, the settlers might not have survived in the New World.
The Plymouth settlers (who came to be called "Pilgrims") set apart a holiday immediately after their first harvest in 1621.
(Source: Wikipedia)
Thanksgiving is a traditional North American holiday to give thanks at the conclusion of the harvest season.
In the United States, Thanksgiving is a four day weekend which usually marks a pause in school and college calendars. Many workers (78% in 2007) are given both Thanksgiving and the day after as paid holidays. I am one of those!
--> What do we eat?
Thanksgiving meals are traditionally family events where certain kinds of food are served.
First and foremost, turkey is the featured item in most Thanksgiving feasts (so much so that Thanksgiving is sometimes facetiously referred to as "Turkey Day").
Stuffing, mashed potatoes with gravy, sweet potatoes, cranberry sauce, corn, pecan or pumpkin pie are commonly associated with Thanks giving dinner. Yep, it is a HEA-VY meal... Usually, you spend the rest of the week-end recovering...
The Thanksgiving season is also a time of generosity. People contribute food to annual Thanksgiving food drives and donate to charities.
--> Where does this tradition comes from?
The early settlers of Plymouth Colony in Massachusetts were particularly grateful to Squanto, the Native American and former British slave who taught them how to both catch eel and grow corn and also served as their native interpreter. Without Squanto's assistance, the settlers might not have survived in the New World.
The Plymouth settlers (who came to be called "Pilgrims") set apart a holiday immediately after their first harvest in 1621.
(Source: Wikipedia)
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