We are well into the month of November, and you know what that means. We are getting closer and closer to that special day where we get to feast in a mighty way: Thanksgiving! Did you know the tradition of Thanksgiving, as a time to focus on God and His blessings, dates back almost 400 years in America? It's from the pilgrims that we derive the current tradition of Thanksgiving. Following their first winter in America, the pilgrims reaped a bountiful harvest that next summer, and consequently, they declared a three-day feast in December of 1621 to thank God. And there you have America's first Thanksgiving festival. The first national Thanksgiving occurred under President George Washington, but it was President Franklin D. Roosevelt who began celebrating Thanksgiving on the fourth Thursday of November.
Giving Thanks
Giving Thanks
Giving Thanks
We are well into the month of November, and you know what that means. We are getting closer and closer to that special day where we get to feast in a mighty way: Thanksgiving! Did you know the tradition of Thanksgiving, as a time to focus on God and His blessings, dates back almost 400 years in America? It's from the pilgrims that we derive the current tradition of Thanksgiving. Following their first winter in America, the pilgrims reaped a bountiful harvest that next summer, and consequently, they declared a three-day feast in December of 1621 to thank God. And there you have America's first Thanksgiving festival. The first national Thanksgiving occurred under President George Washington, but it was President Franklin D. Roosevelt who began celebrating Thanksgiving on the fourth Thursday of November.