Thanksgiving day is one of the most celebrated and important
holidays in the United States and Canada, it does not have a fixed date but it
is celebrated on the last Thursday of November in the United States and the
second Monday of October in Canada.
The origins of this festival date back to 1621, by pure
chance, in fact the pilgrim fathers wanted to thank the lord for the good
harvest in the new continent . In the first Thanksgiving’s dinner there
was turkey, the pumpkin together with
other white meat, fish of all kinds, cereals, fresh fruit and candies. In the
following centuries the tradition of Thanksgiving extended throughout the
country, but the thirteen colonies celebrated on different days until October
1777, but it was only George Washington, the first President of the United
States,to declare the holidays for all states in 1789.
On this very happy day, American families are very busy
preparing the classic turkey to eat with neighbors or people in need. Moreover, the Macy's Parade is celebrated on
the streets of New York, which this year after a year of virtual parade, due to
the covid, returns to the streets, participants must wear a mask and have to be
vaccinated.
Thanksgiving is a special day full of emotions for people and
families.
Scherillo Flavia,
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