Thanksgiving is celebrated on the fourth Thursday in November, at the end of the harvest season to express thanks for one's material and spiritual possessions.
Thanksgiving generally is considered secular, or at least nonsectarian, and is not based on any specific religious canon or dogma. Though the holiday's origins can be traced to harvest festivals that have been celebrated in many cultures since ancient times, the American holiday has religious undertones related to the deliverance of the English settlers after the brutal winter at Plymouth, Massachusetts.
The first recorded Thanksgiving ceremony took place on September 8, 1565, when 600 Spanish settlers landed at what is now St. Augustine, Florida, and immediately held a Mass of Thanksgiving for their safe delivery to the New World; there followed a feast and celebration. As the La Florida colony did become part of the United States, this can be classified as the first Thanksgiving.
TO ALL FRIENDS AND FAMILY NEAR AND FAR! HAPPY THANKSGIVING!
Enjoy!
Stacy
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