Thanksgiving 2019: Date, History & Significance Of The Day Associated With The Celebration In US

Thanksgiving is here, and there is no reason to stay calm. Americans are set to prepare their Thanksgiving menus.  Turkeys and stuffing ingredients have made it to the kitchen table. Thanksgiving is celebrated on the last Thursday of November, since the time of Abraham Lincoln. This year, the month of November began on a Friday, which means the fourth Thursday of the month falls on November 28. Thanksgiving, historically began as a day of giving thanks and sacrifice for the blessing of the harvest of the preceding year. Although Thanksgiving may originally have had a religious significance, the day mostly has become a secular holiday.

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