Happy Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving is a time to be with family and friends, to put differences
aside and celebrate. In 1621 the first Thanksgiving was celebrated between the
Pilgrims and the Indians to give thanks for the bounty of the fall harvest. They
prepared a huge feast including a wide variety of animals and fowl, as well as
fruits and vegetables they had grown.
This early celebration was the forerunner
of today's holiday tradition. However, after that first Thanksgiving the
observance was sporadic and almost forgotten until the early 1800's. In 1941,
Congress made it a national holiday and set the date as the fourth Thursday in
November.
I hope everyone takes time to celebrate and spend time with family and
friends.
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