Thanksgiving goes way back, starting initially during the 1600s. However, it was not declared a national holiday until two centuries later -- the 1800s.
Thanksgiving can be traced to how previously, Egyptians, Greeks, and Romans paid tribute to their gods after the fall harvest. For the pilgrims, it was used as a way to celebrate the end of a long drought in 1623 that had threatened their agriculture.
Thanksgiving actually ended up changing from the last Thursday of every month to the second to last Thursday of every month by President Roosevelt in 1939, in order to create more sales during the Holiday season. However, this was met with large amounts of opposition, and was changed back to the last one.
How do you guys celebrate this holiday?
I celebrated this holiday with cheer, laughter, and thanks for all I have. Being able to have family come out was truly a blessing and spending time with them was even better. I ate plenty of food and spent a lot of time watching football. I find it very fascinating on how Thanksgiving came to be and why it was moved forward a week.
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