It was Sarah Joseph Hale who attempted to cajole several presidents into making it a national holiday and it was Abraham Lincoln who finally granted it as such (Johnson, 2017).
Lincoln made it the last Thursday in November and Franklin D. Roosevelt later changed this to the fourth Thursday of November (set by Roosevelt in 1939 and approved by Congress in 1941), so as not to interfere too much with the Christmas holidays and the seasonal economies created during this time (Johnson, 2017). In reality, the actual Thanksgiving that the pilgrims celebrated was at some uncertain date between September 21 and November 9th: many historians believe it to be in early October. However, selecting the fourth Thursday of November was a presidential move that attempted to connect the Thanksgiving celebration with the safe arrival of the Mayflower at Cape Cod which was sometime in mid November (November 11th or 21st, depending on which calendar used.
A few primary sources do discuss the first Thanksgiving, such as Edward Winslow’s perspective on it recorded in a letter and William Bradford in 1854 his History of Plymouth Plantation. Both of these documents discuss common themes that are still treasured in our understanding of Thanksgiving today: turkey (and other types of fowl),
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Thanksgiving Menu Choose Reading response 2: A Thanksgiving menu Appetizer For an appetizer, I would serve hummus; carrot sticks and strips of red peppers for dipping in the hummus; assorted cheese slices; and marinated tomatoes and red peppers. The hummus is vegetarian yet contains enough protein to satisfy the appetite of the vegetarian. Hummus is also gluten-free, as it contains no flour. Chickpeas have fiber to balance out the carbohydrates in the beans, and
The store also offers a singing turkey to anyone who spends over $100. The Thanksgiving promotions at the local cafes and restaurants however are the most interesting. One is offering a ready-to-go Thanksgiving dinner and tickets for a family of four to see the latest Harry Potter film at the local Imax theatre. How is Harry Potter related to Thanksgiving? The local cafe owner dodged the question and said the
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Analysis of “Thanks Giving in Mongolia” by Ariel Levy The writer opens up the short story by reminiscing over the other trips and journeys she had made in other parts of the world. The bliss of the adventures while she wrote notes and the details of the journeys were her central points. She comes out as one who loves to celebrate and appreciate any little thing she had. She then goes