Celebrating Thanksgiving 2021

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Thanksgiving Day, is a national holiday in the United States, and Thanksgiving 2021, occurs on Thursday, November 25. 

In 1621, the Plymouth colonists and the Wampanoag, shared an autumn harvest feast, that is acknowledged today, as one of the first Thanksgiving celebrations in the colonies. 

For more than two centuries, days of thanksgiving were celebrated by individual colonies and states. It wasn’t until 1863, in the midst of the Civil War, that President Abraham Lincoln, proclaimed a national Thanksgiving Day to be held each November. 

Today, however, nearly 90 percent of Americans eat the bird, Turkey, whether roasted, baked or deep-fried, on Thanksgiving, according to the National Turkey Federation. 

Other traditional foods include, stuffing, mashed potatoes, cranberry sauce and pumpkin pie. Volunteering is a common Thanksgiving Day activity, and communities often hold food drives, and host free dinners for the less fortunate. 

Parades have also become an integral part of the holiday, in cities and towns across the United States. New York City’s Thanksgiving Day parade, is the largest and most famous, attracting some 2 to 3 million spectators, along its 2.5-mile route and drawing an enormous television audience. 

It typically features marching bands, performers, elaborate floats conveying various celebrities, and giant balloons shaped like cartoon characters. 

Happy Thanksgiving Day!

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