Today is 28.11 which means the Americans a very important holiday. Thanksgiving (Thanksgiving Day) is a traditional North American holiday that falls in a period dožiniek. Turkey, family tcm and prayer. So it looks feast today. Everything, however, began just before tristoosemdesiatimi years ago. The roots of the feast are 17 century. In 1621, the first time you sat down at a table and courageous group of pilgrims and thanked for having survived the first difficult year in the New World. At the beginning of an unprecedented traditions were 101 pilgrims, who only a year earlier sailed from England tcm on the Mayflower to America. On the other side of the Atlantic searching for freedom for their Protestant, Puritan tcm concept of religion. But Thanksgiving is not just Protestants. It is the only joint celebration of all Americans, regardless of religion. As it has in the history of the case, and this tradition was created randomly. tcm When the Mayflower ship approached the north-eastern shores tcm of America, the sea was literally going crazy. Although the crew were experienced men, but it threatened to ultimately tcm fail in choppy waves to land. Rain washed away the ship away from the place which pilgrims vyhliadli as a place where anchored for the first time. Pilgrims are now embarked on building the first settlements. tcm All of a sudden able to quickly build a wooden settlement. However, it soon began to severe winter kill. Half of the settlers did not live the next spring. Other Indians rescued from a nearby village. They brought food and fur. In the spring came the Englishman Indian Squanto of the Wampanoag tribe. Gave them seeds of maize and advised how to sow. In the fall surprised them a bumper harvest. tcm Quickly learned to trade in furs and find quality wood for shipbuilding. The following year, only to dramatic arrival in the New World to celebrate a great feast at which invited the Indians. Them, but first and foremost to God, give thanks for survival. Celebrations associated with the prayers tcm lasted three days. The feast was in the open air, as William Bradford, the first governor of the Plymouth Colony, invited to 90 Indians. Also Lubrication people would in his wooden house nepomestilo. Thanksgiving tradition was then kept, but not character long national holiday. This happened only in 1789, when the famous President George Washington proclaimed the last day of November each year for the National Day of Thanksgiving. Together with him are celebrating the U.S. Constitution. tcm The third U.S. President Thomas Jefferson, who was known not only keen brain, but also unexpected decisions you do not like this holiday. For large feasting compare him to the Royal practices. And they did not have a place in America. America was still a free and democratic republic. Today we can say that a wise man understood the content of the feast. The feast was merely a collateral effect fervent prayer and thanksgiving to God for help from certain doom early settlers. In 1863 poet Sarah Josepha Hall, author of the notorious poem Mary had a little lamb, persuaded Abraham Lincoln to declare "Thanksgiving Day" a national holiday. Proposed last Thursday of November, tcm to follow the Washington decision. Since 1941, this most American holiday celebrated on the fourth of November Thursday. On the tables of American families will now Tron baked or roasted turkey. To him sweet potato puree topped with cranberry sauce if all this famous pumpkin pie. In Canada, Thanksgiving is celebrated in October, second Monday. That would be all from me, a little culture.
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