I am not American.
I live in Africa, and here we do not have a Thanksgiving Festival.
What is it all about, and where did it start?
Sketch the tradition of Thanksgiving for me?
What are you Americans tankful about?
All these questions are really just one question.
A good answerer will answer them all in one explaination.
2007-11-12 21:53:24 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Holidays ➔ Thanksgiving
It's got something to do with the first settlers to the "new world". They were really doing badly. Many died of starvation or dysentery. All of the bugs and things were new to them, and they had a hard time figuring out how to grow crops in their new environment.
At some point, the local natives got together with them and taught them how to do stuff for themselves. For example, I remember they taught them to plant a fish in the ground along with the corn. As an act of friendship they got together with the natives for a great feast.
It is probably the coolest holiday we celebrate here. For some reason, we have it on a Thursday, and the Friday that follows is this major shopping day that they call "Black Friday". They have tremendous sales at stores to draw people in. It's a madhouse. I got in a car accident when I was 16 on that day due to the massive congestion. Now I've learned, you just don't go out on Black Friday. Stay inside and bar the door.
2007-11-13 03:02:50 · answer #1 · answered by Dude2 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The fourth Thursday of November, observed as a legal holiday in the United States to commemorate the feast held at Plymouth in 1621 by the Pilgrim colonists and members of the Wampanoag people and marked by the giving of thanks to God for harvest and health.
The second Monday of October, celebrated in Canada by the giving of thanks to God for harvest and health.
2007-11-13 07:07:41 · answer #2 · answered by nwmn16 1 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Check out the following Wiki page. It explains all of your questions.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thanksgiving
2007-11-13 05:56:58 · answer #3 · answered by labelapark 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Puritans who came here had a great feast with the Indians.
2007-11-13 06:56:24 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
families get together and eat lots of good food
The natives here gave our first settlers vegetables, we got them full of turkey, then we gave them the boot.
2007-11-13 07:39:54 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
its is a day celebrated by americans for the help provided by indians for something..i dont know what that something is..
2007-11-13 06:39:48 · answer #6 · answered by Shining Star* 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We give thanks for all we have, you need to know your history to understand why we celebrate this day. Bottom line coming together to give blessings and thanks for what we have and and been blessed with.
2007-11-13 08:38:46 · answer #7 · answered by kim t 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Giving of Thanks for all that we have received. Family, food and football.
2007-11-13 08:56:01 · answer #8 · answered by kim_n_orlando 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋