In 1621, the Plymouth colonists and Wampanoag Indians shared an autumn harvest feast that is acknowledged today as one of the first Thanksgiving celebrations in the colonies. For more than two centuries, days of thanksgiving were celebrated by individual colonies and states. It wasn't until 1863, in the midst of the Civil War, that President Abraham Lincoln proclaimed a national
Thanksgiving Day to be held each November. Thanksgiving is celebrated on the 4th Thursday of November, which this year (2010) is November 25th.
Links: http://www.holidays.net/thanksgiving/
http://www.history.com/topics/thanksgiving
http://esl.about.com/library/weekly/aa110800a.htm
http://esl.about.com/library/quiz/bl-thanksgiving-quiz.htm
http://americanhistory.about.com/od/holidays/a/thanksgiving.htm
http://christianity.about.com/od/holidaytips/a/thanksgivingtra.htm
http://homeschooling.about.com/cs/unitssubjhol/a/thanksstudy.htm
Have a great Thanksgiving Day!
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