Why Do We Celebrate Thanksgiving? - Happy Turkey Day

So what exactly is Thanksgiving? We know that it’s in November just a couple weeks after Halloween and we know that it is a couple weeks before Christmas. We know that we eat turkey on that day and usually spend it with family and friends but what is it really about? Thanksgiving Day is an annual national holiday in the United States and Canada that celebrates the harvest and other blessings of the past year. The first documentation of the first Thanksgiving comes from the diary of Plymouth, Massachusetts governor William Bradford. His manuscript details his voyage to the New World, his efforts to settle in Plymouth, and many important events thereafter, including one particularly fateful dinner that took place in the fall of 1621. Bradford noted in his manuscript that the pilgrims of Plymouth had enjoyed an especially good harvest in the fall of 1621. In honor of their good fortune, they planned a meal to celebrate and give thanks for the abundance of food. The local Wampanoag na