What is Thanksgiving ?
Thanksgiving, also known as Thanksgiving Day - some people spell it as Thanks Giving - is an annual national holiday in the United States and Canada.
What does Thanksgiving Day celebrate ?
Thanksgiving Day celebrates the harvest as well as other blessings during the past year.
What were Thanksgiving Blessings originally called ?
Thanksgiving blessings were originally called "Thanksgivings". Originally, Thanksgivings were days of prayer that were observed by the first English colonists in North America - the Pilgrims - in the first quarter of the 17th century in what is now Virginia and New England. The purpose of Thanksgivings were to give thanks to God for gaining either a military victory or ending a drought with the bringing of rain.
What type of holiday is Thanksgiving Day ?
Thanksgiving Day is a multifaceted holiday. It is an historical, religious, and national holiday all rolled into one. It is an historical holiday because the celebration of the harvest dates back to antiquity in just about all cultures worldwide. It is a religious holiday in that there are prayers and blessings dedicated to God for bringing favorable events over the past year to humanity. And it is a national holiday in that it is a collective celebration rather than an individual celebration; hence, a day which has been officially declared a holiday in both the United States and Canada.
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