Thanksgiving is traditionally celebrated with the customary 'feast' shared among friends and family. It is an important family gathering, and people often travel far distances to be with family members for the celebration. The traditional turkey is the most important dish cooked in every house as part of the feast.

About Thanksgiving Day

Origin of Thanksgiving DayThe legendary pilgrims, crossed the Atlantic in 1620 in Mayflower-A 17th Century sailing vessel. About 102 people traveled for nearly two months with extreme difficulty. This was so because they were kept in the cargo space of the sailing vessel. No one was allowed to go on the deck due to terrible storms.

Date of Thanksgiving DayDate of Thanksgiving Day varies every year and several countries celebrate it in different time of the year.

Thanksgiving Day Tradition

The traditional stuffed turkey adorns every dinner table during the feast. Pumpkin pie, Cranberry sauce, Corns are some of the dishes cooked everywhere to mark the day.

International year of Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving is a communal gesture celebrated all over the world. The significance of Thanksgiving Day stems from the need to display gratitude through prayer, hymns and gift giving.

Thanksgiving Day CelebrationThanksgiving Day Celebration in United StatesCelebrated on the fourth Thursday in the month of November every year, it is a time for communal thanksgiving, feeling gratitude, lavish feasts. It is a time to remember the pilgrims. The original pilgrims celebrated the autumn harvest with a feast of thanks.

Thanksgiving Day Celebration in Canada People of Canada celebrate Thanksgiving on the second Monday in the month of October every year.

Thanksgiving Day Celebration in India Thanksgiving is celebrated world over with equal fervor and euphoria. It conveys the universal feeling of being thankful to Lord Almighty for his continuous grace.

Thanksgiving Day Around the WorldThanksgiving is essentially a harvest related festival. It celebrates communal harmony.

Thanksgiving Day FunThanksgiving Day Gifts Make the most of Thanksgiving Day by expressing love and admiration for everyone who cares for you and everyone special to you.

Thanksgiving Day QuotesThanksgiving Day is a jewel, to set in the hearts of honest men, but be careful that you do not take the day and leave out the gratitude.” E.P. PowellThanksgiving, after all, is a word of action. W.J. Cameron

Thanksgiving Day Poems

T’was the night of Thanksgiving,But I just couldn’t sleep.I tried counting backwards,I tried counting sheep.The leftovers beckoned,The dark meat and white.But I fought the temptation,With all of my might.

I chose to speak about Thanksgiving Day because I have always felt the necessity to express my gratitude to God for all the things that I have.This project is important because it gives information about the history of Thanksgiving Day, such as: the religious beliefs of the Pilgrims, the culture of the Wampanoag Indians, the foods and cultural practices at the first Thanksgiving feast, and the ways in which the relationships between the colonists and Native Americans evolved.