Do you  know the true history of Thanksgiving Day?

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Thanksgiving  in the UnitedStates, harvest festivals had been celebrated for centuries by Native Americans. 

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Thanksgiving is celebrated every year on the fourth Thursday of November. This year, Thanksgiving will be celebrated on November 24. 

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History of  Thanksgiving The American Thanksgiving tradition began in the 1500s and became legendary in 1621.

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The 'First' Thanksgiving  The 'First' Thanksgiving did not come until ten years later than the Plymouth settlers, known as the Pilgrims, arrived in the New World.

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They celebrated in Plymouth for three days after their first harvest in 1621. The gathering included 50 people from the Mayflower and 90 people who were Americans.

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The four old Pilgrim women who had survived their first winter in the New World prepared the feast with other girls and servants. Thanksgiving was celebrated in the early days of America on different days. 

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Abraham Lincoln, in 1863, with the help of Sarah Josepha Hale, decided that Thanksgiving should be on the last Thursday in November.

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Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the day into law, officially celebrating the day on the fourth Thursday of November. No other holiday has a tradition like Thanksgiving. 

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Everyone in the United States look forward to the feast. It is one of the most occasional holidays which does not involve gift-giving or taking. Thanksgiving 2022 Thanksgiving is famous for its delicious food.

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thanksgiving 2022  Thanksgiving is famous for its delicious food. The way to a person's heart is through their stomach, which is still true today.

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A less popular tradition is of families coming together and breaking the turkey fork apart. After everyone is done with their food and all the turkey meat has been removed.

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