Thanksgiving and Thanksgiving Day

In 1621 the Plymouth colonist and the Native Americans had a harvest feast during the Autumn which was known as the first thanksgiving. For 2 decades thanksgiving wasn’t a holiday and only certain people would celebrate it. In 1863 president Lincoln was the one to proclaim it at a holiday. In  1817 New York was the first state to adapt to the new holiday. Although it all first started when the pilgrims came to America and the saw that they were people in this “discovered’ land by Christopher Columbus. They learned the ways the Native Americans would live and they also introduced new things to them that they had never seen before. When they had their dinner which is now every November they wanted it to be a tradition when they came over to this land. After time thanksgiving lost many of it original religious beliefs and now it is celebrated as a get together with family and friends and have a nice meal. Most people like to keep the tradition and eat turkey with other sides, but for those who can’t afford a thanksgiving dinner a food drive is held that way they could have a free meal and have a way to celebrate it.

Reflection: 12 things I am thankful for:

1. God
2. My parents always supporting me
3. A family that takes care of me and cares
4. Technology
5. Friends
6. School teaching me new things everyday
7. Community
8. Food
9. Grandparents
10. Teachers
11. Having a place to live
12. Freedom