The Origins of Thanksgiving

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{"text":"Thanksgiving is a popular American holiday, which is celebrated once every year. In the United States, Thanksgiving history is almost always traced back to 1621 and the event which is commonly known as the First Thanksgiving.\n\nIt was celebrated by the Pilgrim Fathers, a group of European settlers of the Plymouth Colony, which is today part of the state of Massachusetts.\n\nToday, in the United States, Thanksgiving celebration largely centres around eating a large meal, which almost always includes turkey.\n\nIndeed, it is estimated that between 85 and 91 percent of Americans eat turkey on the day and Thanksgiving is sometimes affectionately referred to as ‘Turkey Day’.","videos":"[]","link":"{}","pics":"[{\"description\":\"\",\"height\":629.0,\"name\":\"\",\"url\":\"\",\"width\":750.0}]","canComment":true}

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{"replyToPid":0,"replyTo":"","text":"although that is the common belief, it is not the origin of Thanksgiving.  It actually predates christ.\n\nThanksgiving got it's start as a harvest festival, where citizens would have a feast in fall to \"give thanks\" to the gods for a bountiful harvest of their crops.  These festivals have been held by nearly every society for as long as history can record, dating back before the ancient Egyptians in times before christ.\n\nWhen European settlers came to america, they brought the festival with them and it didn't become a named holiday until 1863."}

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{"replyTo":"","text":"Happy Thanksgiving!","replyToPid":0}

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{"replyTo":"","text":"Turkey day?","replyToPid":0}

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{"replyTo":"","text":"Never really know this. JK","replyToPid":0}

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{"replyTo":"","text":"Turkey sandwich after thanksgiving as well as shopping is good too","replyToPid":0}

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{"replyTo":"","text":"TFTI","replyToPid":0}