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The statue of Chief Massasoit, leader of the Wampanoag tribe, towers above people marching during the National Day of Mourning, on Thanksgiving day, November 25, 2021 in Plymouth, Massachusetts.
The Thanksgiving holiday's history in North America is rooted in English traditions dating from the Protestant Reformation. It also has aspects of a harvest festival, even though the harvest in New England occurs well before the late-November date on which the modern Thanksgiving holiday is celebrated. [1] [2]
"Thanksgiving Day Parade", a song by Dan Bern on his album New American Language (2001). "Thanksgiving Day", a song by Ray Davies on his album Other People's Lives (2006). "The Thanksgiving Song" (2020), written and performed by Ben Rector was the opening track from his holiday album A Ben Rector Christmas.
To end the confusion, Congress passed a joint resolution, signed by Roosevelt on Dec. 26, 1941, that established Thanksgiving as a federal holiday held on the fourth Thursday of November.
George Washington became the first president to proclaim a Thanksgiving holiday in 1789. In 1863, Abraham Lincoln codified the last Thursday of November as Thanksgiving, to be commemorated each year. In keeping with tradition, every President had declared a general day of thanksgiving to be observed on the last Thursday in November.
Even after that first established Thanksgiving in 1789, the dates and months of subsequent Thanksgiving holidays varied. It took almost another century for one clear date to be established.
Several presidents opposed days of national thanksgiving, with Thomas Jefferson openly denouncing such a proclamation. [19] That was seen as ironic because Jefferson had proclaimed a day of Thanksgiving while he was the governor of Virginia. By 1855, 16 states celebrated Thanksgiving (14 on the fourth Thursday of November, and two on the third).
The 97th Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade runs from 8:30 a.m. to noon ET on Thursday, Nov. 23 live from New York City. Watch the parade beginning at 8:30 a.m. on NBC and Peacock. What is the busiest ...