Thanksgiving Day

Thanksgiving Day in the US is observed on the fourth Thursday in November every year. The day is usually preceded by the Black Friday. This makes an ideal time to start Christmas shopping. Thanksgiving Day bears its origin from the harvest festival. Generally, as all Americans give thanks to God for their autumn harvest and every other success they have achieved in the year. The day was declared a federal holiday by Abraham Lincoln in 1863; and It is also a day off to American workers. For more than two centuries, days of thanksgiving were celebrated by individual colonies and states. The turkey is the most common food served during the Thanksgiving dinner. For this reason, Thanksgiving Day is also called the turkey day. This day ceremony is considered incomplete without turkey in the middle of your table. The day is often full of pumpkins and lovely color. It is a great time to exchange gifts with your loved ones and share beautiful Thanksgiving messages too. American farmers raise millions of turkeys every year in preparation of that Holiday every year. Other common meals on this day include potatoes, pumpkin pie, cranberry sauce and an assortment of vegetables. There are a whopping 17 countries that celebrate their own version of Thanksgiving. Some of the festivities commemorate colonial migrations to the Americas and others celebrate the start of a new lunar cycle to welcome in the harvest season. Traditional foods include turkey, stuffing, gravy, sweet potatoes, cornbread, mashed potatoes, and cranberry sauce. Many people serve pie for dessert at the end of the meal.