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[[Image:Vc006494.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Congressional Thanksgiving Day Proclamation, set by Congress, December 18, 1777]]

[[Image:Vc006494.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Congressional Thanksgiving Day Proclamation, set by Congress, December 18, 1777]]

'''Thanksgiving''' is a day set aside to give thanks to the [[God|Lord]] for a bountiful harvest; in the [[United States]] the event is commemorated by a national holiday in November with its origins in Virginia at Berkeley Plantation on December 4, 1619. The first Thanksgiving was a religious celebration -- an occasion to thank [[God]] -- that featured only a modest meal. It wasn't until two years later, in 1621, that Thanksgiving was expanded to include a banquet by the pilgrims in Massachusetts.  

'''Thanksgiving''' is a day set aside to give thanks to the [[God|Lord]] for a bountiful harvest; in the [[United States]] the event is commemorated by a national holiday in November with its origins in Virginia at Berkeley Plantation on December 4, 1619. The first Thanksgiving was a religious celebration -- an occasion to thank [[God]] -- that featured only a modest meal. It wasn't until two years later, in 1621, that Thanksgiving was expanded to include a banquet by the pilgrims in Massachusetts. Thanksgiving was the first uniquely American holiday.  

During his first year in office, President [[George Washington]] issued a proclamation calling for a day of "public thanksgiving and prayer."

During his first year in office, President [[George Washington]] issued a proclamation calling for a day of "public thanksgiving and prayer."

[[Category:Holidays]]

[[Category:Holidays]]