2007-11-18 11:30:14 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Holidays ➔ Thanksgiving
A day to give thanks for the food.
2007-11-18 11:32:50 · answer #1 · answered by kim t 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
'Even though we think of the harvest festival as "the first Thanksgiving," the colonists did not use a name for their autumn celebration. The occasion was not called "Thanksgiving" because the word had a completely different meaning to the Pilgrims. To them, a day of "thanksgiving" was actually a religious holiday set aside for giving thanks to God. As a result, the Pilgrims would never have given such a religious name to a secular day marked by feasting, dancing, singing, and playing games. Instead their harvest celebration was simply identified by the season and the activities involved. It wasn't until the nineteenth century that the feast we know today acquired the name "Thanksgiving." '
2007-11-18 19:39:24 · answer #2 · answered by FL Sunshine 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It was when the Puritans (pilgrims) ate a huge feast with the Native Americans after a long time of suffering in the New World. Thanksgiving was a celebration of thanks to God for them and it has carried on to all Americans.
2007-11-18 19:33:28 · answer #3 · answered by Josh 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Let's see. They were praying to God, giving thanks that they were still alive and the harvest had been bountiful. Thus they wouldn't starve to death during the winter as they nearly had a year before. Rather obvious once you realize this.
2007-11-18 21:26:00 · answer #4 · answered by knight1192a 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
technically, it's a religious term but it evolved over the years to what we know now. you can google it and find the history of thanksgiving day. you'll get more info.
2007-11-18 19:40:20 · answer #5 · answered by racer 51 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋