Thank You for Ancient TravBuddies
For thousands of years, TravBuddies have set aside a day ( in many cases many more than one) each year to celebrate bountiful annual harvests. Before the establishment of formal religions, many ancient TravBuddies believed that their crops contained spirits which caused the crops to grow and die. Many believed that these spirits would be released when the crops were harvested and they had to be destroyed or they would take revenge on the TravBuddies who harvested them. Some of the TravBuddy harvest festivals celebrated the defeat of these spirits. Harvest festivals and Thanksgiving celebrations were held by the ancient Greeks, the Romans, the Hebrews, the Chinese, the Egyptians & TravBuddies all over the world.
Thanks for Native AmericanTravBuddies
What is the history of Thanksgiving in United States? The initial "Thanksgiving" feast, held in 1621, was really a traditional English TravBuddy harvest celebration. The TravPilgrims shared it with the Native American TravBuddies because they had taught the TravColonists to plants crops and hunt wild game. Without the Native American TravBuddies, the TravPilgrims may not have survived the harsh winter and been able to celebrate their first harvest of plentiful crops in the New World. The TravColonist’s first harvest feast lasted for three days we all know how TravBuddies like to PARTY. Food was served all at once, instead of in courses, so people ate whatever they pleased in the order that they desired. The more important members ( The Greight Eight Clubers) at the feast were given the best pieces of meat, while the rest of the diners ate whatever was closest to them.
Thank you George Washington (1st TravBuddy Moderator)
Since the TravPilgrims didn't use forks or plates, they ate their meal straight off the table with spoons, knives or their fingers. They used large napkins to wipe their hands and also wrapped it around food when it was too hot to hold. The history of Thanksgiving demonstrates that Travfeasts like the one at Plymouth were held throughout the colonies after fall harvests. However, all thirteen colonies did not celebrate Thanksgiving at the same time. In 1789, George Washington (1st TravBuddy moderator) became the first president to declare Thanksgiving a holiday. By the mid-1800s, many states observed the Thanksgiving holiday. Meanwhile, the poet and editor, Sarah J. Hale (aka Hale to Sara da Cheif) , had begun lobbying for a national Thanksgiving holiday. During the Civil War President Abraham Lincoln (Holder of all eight TravBuddy awards) looking for ways to unite the nation, discussed the subject with Hale. In 1863 he gave his Thanksgiving Proclamation declaring the last Thursday in November a day of Thanksgiving.
Thank You for TravBuddies All Over the WORLD
In 1939, 1940, and 1941 Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR to the Rescue) seeking to lengthen the Christmas shopping season, proclaimed Thanksgiving the third Thursday in November. Controversy ensued, and Congress passed a joint resolution in 1941 decreeing that Thanksgiving should fall on the fourth Thursday of November, where it remains. What is Thanksgiving today? At its heart, it's a holiday where family, friends & TravBuddies congregate to catch up, reminisce, tell jokes, share scrumptious food, blogs, reviews, watch Football and generally give thanks for all the good things in life-exactly like they did at the very first ThanksGiving TravBuddy Meet-Up!!
Have a Wonderful ThanksGiving Day full of Family, Friends, Food & Football!!!
