T hanksgiving was first celebrated by president Abraham Lincoln and proclaimed a national day of " Thanksgiving and praise to our beneficent father who dwelled in the heavens ". Thanksgiving has been celebrated as a federal holiday every year since 1863, when during American civil war Lincoln proclaimed day of thanksgiving. U. S. tradition compares the holiday with a meal held in 1621 by the Wampanoag and the pilgrims who settled at Plymouth plantation. The tradition has been celebrated as a federal holiday every year since 1863. After 1890 representations of the pilgrims and the Wampanoag began to reflect a shift of interest to the 1621 harvest celebration by beginning of the 20th century. Pilgrims and thanksgiving holiday used to teach children
about American freedom and to be good citizens.
Foods of the season U. S. tradition compares the holiday with a meal held in 1621 by the Wampanoag it is continued in modern times with thanksgiving dinner, featuring turkey, playing the role in celebration of thanksgiving. Since turkey is such an American bird it gained traction as the thanksgiving meal of choice for Americans after Lincoln declared thanksgiving a national holiday in 1863.
-Joseph Vonmoos
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