Thanksgiving is not just a United States holiday but is observed by other countries. Although celebrated at different times of year in Brazil, Canada, Grenada, Liberia, Saint Lucia; everyone celebrates the harvest and blessings of the year at Thanksgiving.
In the mid-1800s’, Sarah Josepha Hale mounted a campaign to make Thanksgiving a national holiday. Abraham Lincoln nationalized the Thanksgiving holiday in 1863. On December 26, 1941, Franklin D. Roosevelt signed a joint resolution of Congress changing the national Thanksgiving Day to the fourth Thursday in November.[32]
Turkey is the most common main dish served for dinner; with regional favorites ranging from Dungeness Crab, Turducken, Whale Meat, Venison, Prime Rib, Oysters and Ham. However you celebrate, Thanksgiving dinner is the largest eating event in the United States; people consume more food on Thanksgiving than any other day of the year. Besides enjoying food, other activities have become Thanksgiving traditions in families. What is yours? Shopping, Napping, Football, Christmas decorating, Parade Watching, Movie Marathon, Game Playing, 5K Run, Volunteering or even Working.
Although traditions have changed in celebrating Thanksgiving, it is normally a time to gather with family or friends. The NuEdge team hopes that this Thanksgiving you spend time with the people that make you happy and can celebrate your traditions whether they are new this year or old ones passed for generations.
