Thanksgiving holiday is usually celebrated on the fourth or last Thursday in November. This is also the end of the harvesting season. Thanksgiving is also an annual Federal holiday to express thanks for one’s material and spiritual possessions. Most everyone will celebrate thanksgiving by gathering at home with their family or friends for a holiday feast.
The first recorded Thanksgiving ceremony took place on September 8, 1565 when 600 Spanish settlers under the leadership of Menéndez de Avilés. Aviles landed in the area thatis now St. Augustine, Florida and held a gathering of Thanksgiving for their safe delivery to the New World.
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