Thanksgiving Day is celebrated with
lot of fervor and merry-making in America. Celebrated on the fourth
Thursday in the month of November every year, it is a time for communal
thanksgiving, feeling gratitude, lavish feasts. It is a time to remember
the pilgrims. The original pilgrims celebrated the autumn harvest with a
feast of thanks. The feast popularly known as the 'First Thanksgiving
Day Feast' was held as a gesture of thanks to almighty God . It was
celebrated in the year 1621. After the United States gained
independence, Congress recommended one yearly day of thanksgiving for
the whole nation to celebrate.
Tribute to Native Indians
Until recently, people believed Thanksgiving Day to be a celebration of
pilgrims, offering food to Indians. It however is a day marked as a
gesture of thanks and gratitude to Lord almighty for his blessings. It
is also a celebration to mark the respect towards Indians for teaching
the pilgrims how to cook. Pilgrims could not have survived without the
help of the native Indians.
Time for celebrating Traditional Harvest
Thanksgiving Day is a time of festivity, family meals and reunions in
America. Carved turkeys, Pumpkin Pie, Corns, Cranberry Sauce are the
traditional dishes adorning the dinner tables in almost every house. A
time for feasting, Thanksgiving Day epitomizes the holiday mood of
people.
Tradition of Gifting
Thanksgiving is a time for gifting your family and friends. The day is
a time to show your gratitude and respect to your elders, friends, your
siblings and also your colleagues. Popular gifts include thanksgiving
flowers, jewellery, baked cookie hampers, chocolate gift baskets,
candy-wreaths, wine etc.
Black Friday and Festive Spirit
Thanksgiving day is the official beginning of the Christmas season. USA
witnesses maximum sales volume on the very nest day. The following
Friday after thanksgiving is famously known as 'Black Friday'. This is
so, because of the standard accounting practice of writing profits in
black. The ongoing festive spirit, shopping spree, helps the shopkeepers
to register maximum sales and profits. The entire atmosphere during the
time is euphoric, people get in a holiday mood. Families visit
restaurants, amusement parks, gift each other, decorate their house etc.
