Some historians say that Thanksgiving is celebrated because of the Saint Augustine day. It was observed for the first time in 1565 in Europe. But in America they celebrated it for the first time at the East coast in Plymouth Plantation, MA in 1621. Recently Thanksgiving is a national holiday rejoiced on every the fourth Thursday in November. Its meaning is connected with thanks for the material goods and spiritual possessions to the first American settlers. This Holiday has also some religious meaning related to the deliverance of the English settlers by Native Americans after the severe winter at Plymouth, MA.
It is one of the biggest holidays in the USA comparable to Christmas time in my country (Poland). Almost everything is closed and only some immigrants don’t celebrate so their business of local stores is open.
Turkey is a traditional dish of the dinner but besides that there is plenty of food.
I don't eat meat so I just enjoy the time with American friends and their family or I just travel to some history places or watch the spectacular parade in New York City.
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