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1. www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca › thanksgiving-dayThanksgiving in Canada - The Canadian Encyclopedia

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   The first official, annual Thanksgiving in Canada was celebrated on 6 November 1879, though Indigenous peoples in Canada have a history of celebrating the fall harvest that predates the arrival of European settlers.

2. www.npr.org › 2021/11/25 › 1059262045The Mashpee Wampanoag want you to know the full history ... - NPR

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   Nov 25, 2021 · The Mashpee Wampanoag first encountered the Pilgrims who arrived on the Mayflower ship in 1620. They say much is missing from the often-told Thanksgiving story.

3. www.canadashistory.ca › explore › arts-cultureThe History of Thanksgiving in Canada - Canada's History

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   Oct 4, 2018 · But where did this tradition come from? In 1621, the pilgrims at Plymouth Plantation, Massachusetts, held what is thought to be the first Thanksgiving in North America, giving thanks for the end to a drought and a bountiful harvest.

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4. en.as.com › latest_news › the-first-thanksgivingThe first Thanksgiving celebration and when it became a holiday

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   3 hours ago · Thanksgiving today is the start of the Christmas shopping season, at least it used to be although the start seems to be creeping up ever earlier. In 1939 during the Great Depression, Thanksgiving ...

5. www.britannica.com › topic › Thanksgiving-DayThanksgiving Day | Meaning, History, & Facts | Britannica

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   2 days ago · In the United States, Thanksgiving Day is celebrated on the fourth Thursday in November, as specified in a joint resolution passed by Congress in 1941 and a proclamation issued by President in 1942. Since 1957, Thanksgiving Day has been celebrated in Canada on the second Monday in October.

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7. civicsforlife.org › the-story-of-thanksgivingThe Story of Thanksgiving: How It Became a National Holiday

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   It didn’t start with a single official declaration or a neat historical moment. Instead, it took years of effort, and the persistence of one determined woman, to make Thanksgiving the nationwide holiday we celebrate today. The First Thanksgiving 1621, oil on canvas by Jean Leon Gerome Ferris (1899). Early Days: Thanksgiving Before It Was Official

8. www.worldhistory.org › article › 1646Thanksgiving Day: A Brief History - World History Encyclopedia

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   Nov 25, 2020 · By the fall of 1621, with Squanto's help, the colonists were able to bring in a good crop and had been shown the best hunting grounds and fishing streams. The colonists decided to celebrate with a harvest feast which has since been defined as the First Thanksgiving.

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   • AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: It's Thanksgiving Day, 2021, a day that, according to most historians, marks 400 years since the first feast that inspired the U.S. tradition of cooking, eating lots of food and expressing gratitude. But underneath this tradition is a story that's older than the country itself.

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   When is Thanksgiving Day?

   • When is Thanksgiving? In the United States, Thanksgiving Day is celebrated on the fourth Thursday in November, as specified in a joint resolution passed by Congress in 1941 and a proclamation issued by President in 1942. Since 1957, Thanksgiving Day has been celebrated in Canada on the second Monday in October.

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   What was the first Thanksgiving in North America?

   • In 1621, the pilgrims at Plymouth Plantation, Massachusetts, held what is thought to be the first Thanksgiving in North America, giving thanks for the end to a drought and a bountiful harvest. Without the help of the Wampanoag, who shared planting, hunting, and fishing knowledge and techniques, the pilgrims would have died.

   The History of Thanksgiving in Canada - Canada's History

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   Why is Thanksgiving a national holiday?

   • Thanksgiving Day, annual national holiday in the United States and Canada celebrating the harvest and other blessings of the past year. Americans generally believe that their Thanksgiving is modeled on a 1621 harvest feast shared by the English colonists (Pilgrims) of Plymouth and the Wampanoag people.

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   Was the first Thanksgiving an idyllic feast?

   • Popular American folklore suggests the “first Thanksgiving” was an idyllic feast. This myth, which ignores the fact that the feast was never repeated and that Thanksgiving is an invented holiday, runs contrary to many realities.

   Thanksgiving Day: A Brief History - World History Encyclopedia

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   Where did Thanksgiving come from?

   • The United States holiday of Thanksgiving is generally understood to be inspired by the harvest feast celebrated by the citizens of Plymouth Colony (later known as pilgrims) and the Native Americans of the Wampanoag Confederacy in the fall of 1621.

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