There are three themes to Thanksgiving Day traditions, the family turkey meal, parading and giving thanks.
Thanksgiving – Being Grateful
Sarah Hale, a magazine editor, campaigned tirelessly for a national Thanksgiving day. Hale wrote in Godey’s Lady’s Book, eventually Sarah’s idea caught the president’s eye and in 1863, President Lincoln proclaimed the idea of November Thanksgiving, to be precise, that last Thursday in November would be a national day of Thanksgiving. In 2008, Thanksgiving day fell on November 27th, in 2009 it was November 26th, in 2010 it was November 25th and in 2011 it will be the November 24th, strange how the day goes back a day each year.
Thanksgiving Superstitions
A Curious Thanksgiving Story
The minister of the church was giving a Thanksgiving service.
A ragged man in the audience asked, ‘What is there to be thankful for?’
Surprised, the minister replied, ‘What is your name, sir?’
‘Cause,’ was the reply.
‘Well Cause, you could be thankful for your healthy body…’
‘I’m blind and I have lung cancer.’
‘..or your family…’
‘I don’t have a family.’
‘…or your home…’
‘I don’t have a home.’
“Well, then,’ retorted the preacher, I guess you’re a lost Cause!’
