Thanksgiving Day is the most truly American of the national Holidays in the United States and is most closely connected with the earliest history of the country.Family Reunion and Feasting?Family feast is an important tradition during Thanksgiving.The entire family sits at the table during dinner and offer prayer to the Lord Almighty for his continuous grace.
It is also a time for relatives living in different places to come together and celebrate.Tradition of Turkey?The traditional stuffed turkey adorns every dinner table during the feast.Pumpkin pie,Cranberry sauce,Corns are some of the dishes cooked everywhere to mark the day.
Though historians don’t have an evidence to prove that turkey was eaten during the first Thanksgiving dinner,the thanksgiving celebration will be incomplete without it.Football Games?Watching NFL football during Thanksgiving is a popular tradition.
The traditional game between the Detroit Lions and the Green Bay Packers continues.One of the most memorable games having been played on this day.
A three-day harvest celebration held in 1621 in Plymouth Colony (part of today'sMassachusetts) is generally considered to be the first American Thanksgiving. ThePilgrims had arrived the year before on the ship The Mayflower. They hadn’ t broughtenough food, and it was too late to plant crops. Half the colony died during the winterof 1620-1621. In the spring, local Wampanoag lndians taught the colonists how to growcorn (maize) and other crops, and helped them master hunting and fishing. They alsoshowed the colonists how to cook cranberries, corn and squash.