With Thanksgiving just a half hour away, I wanted to do a post of some fun facts about Thanksgiving!! Hope you enjoy.
Fun Facts About Thanksgiving!
- President Lincoln declared the last Thursday in November as a national day of thanksgiving, and in 1941 Congress established the fourth Thursday in November as a national holiday
- President Franklin D. Roosevelt moved Thanksgiving to the next-to-last Thursday in November to prolong the holiday shopping season
- Thanksgiving football games began with Yale versus Princeton in 1876.
- Considered the "Mother of Thanksgiving," Sara Hale (1788-1879) was an influential editor and writer who urged President Lincoln to proclaim a national day of thanksgiving. She selected the last Thursday in November because, as she said, harvests were done, elections were over, and summer travelers were home. She also believed a national thanksgiving holiday would unite Americans in the midst of dramatic social and industrial change and “awaken in Americans’ hearts the love of home and country, of thankfulness to God, and peace between brethren.
Remember to give Thanks for family and friends in your life. Be thankful for what you have and your health. Remember those who don't have family or anything this Thanksgiving and share. Shred joy in someone's life this holiday season.
HAPPY THANKSGIVING EVERYONE!
~~~~Sylvia~~~~
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