"We're Thankful Because You Dropped In To Visit!"
"We're Thankful Because You Dropped In To Visit!"
Thanksgiving was first celebrated in early colonial times in New England. The actual origin is probably the harvest festivals that are traditional in many parts of the world.
After the first completed harvests by the Plymouth colonists in 1621, Governor William Bradford proclaimed a day of thanksgiving and prayer, shared by all the colonists and neighboring Native Americans.
In 1623 a day of fasting and prayer during a period of drought was changed to one of thanksgiving because the rain came during the prayers. Gradually the custom prevailed in New England of annually celebrating thanksgiving after the harvest. During the American Revolution a yearly day of national thanksgiving was suggested by the Continental Congress.
In 1863 President Abraham Lincoln appointed a day of thanksgiving, and since then each president has issued a Thanksgiving Day proclamation, generally designating the fourth Thursday of November as a holiday.
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