Thanksgiving is the most joyful event celebrated in America. It's a celebration of the harvest season. The whole family and friends come together under one roof on this day, eat together and let each other know what they are thankful for. There are some interesting facts related to Thanksgiving. Here are some of them.
- In America, Thanksgiving is celebrated on the fourth Thursday of the month of November.
- Thanksgiving was declared a National holiday in the year 1941.
- Thanksgiving was first celebrated by the Plymouth Pilgrims.
- The pilgrims came to America on a ship called 'Mayflower'.
- The pilgrims reached Plymouth on 11th December, 1620.
- Only half of the pilgrims survived by the year 1621 and in order to pay thanks for being alive they decided to celebrate Thanksgiving in the fall of 1621.
- The first Thanksgiving celebration went on for three days.
- The pilgrims learned the art of cultivating land from Wampanoag Indians hence they were also invited for the first Thanksgiving celebration.
- In 1917, Thanksgiving Day was made an annual custom.
- Turkey is the most important Thanksgiving food and is eaten by around 90 percent Americans on this day.
- The stuffing used for Turkey differs according to the regions. In the Southern part of America people use cornbread while in others parts white bread is the main ingredient.
- The Christmas shopping season in the US begins from the next day of Thanksgiving.
- President Thomas Jefferson did not like the idea of Thanksgiving.
- Corn is considered sacred during the Thanksgiving celebration.
- Columbus mistook Turkey to be a type of Peacock hence named it 'Tuka' which means Peacock in Tamil language.
- Thanksgiving Day is also known as Turkey day.
- Before the year 1863, the American presidents used to proclaim the day for thanksgiving every year. In the year 1863 president Abraham Lincoln proclaimed it to be celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November.
- The Friday following Thanksgiving Day is known as 'Black Friday'. This is because of the standard accounting practice of writing the profit in black.
