What does Thanksgiving mean?

The celebration of this day of Christian

origin is a holiday typical of the United
States and Canada in which thanks
were given for the harvest, It focuses
on thanking God for all the blessings
received during the year, gathering
family and friends to share a feast,
whose typical dish is roast or baked
turkey.
 Where is Thanksgiving celebrated? 1
The celebration of this day is so significant it
takes place in several countries of the world, 2
with the same meaning: to bring the family
together to give thanks and share. 3
• In the United States, it is celebrated on the fourth
Thursday of November, proclaimed a holiday by 4
Abraham Lincoln.

• In Canada it is celebrated on the second Monday in 5

October.

• Thanksgiving Day was instituted in Brazil in 1966, 6

through Law 5110. It is celebrated on the fourth
Thursday of November.
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The story goes that the English pilgrims, the first settlers to arrive in the 'New
World' in 1620 and consider themselves the seed of the American nation, faced
all kinds of difficulties to survive during their first year.
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Unable to harvest the food needed to feed the Plymouth Colony and ignorant 4
of the conditions of the land and the species that thrived on it, the Pilgrims
faced various periods of famine as winter approached.
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The official version explains that the Pokanoket Indians, a tribe of Native
Americans that spread to the north of the United States through 30 towns on
the east coast, decided to help the settlers and shared their food, in addition to 6
their hunting knowledge, fishing and gathering.

Thanksgiving history
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The story told from the point of view of the original
inhabitants of North America reveals that for the 2
tribes and communities, the arrival of the English
settlers and their establishment on the continent 3
brought with it a violent process of territorial
expansion that left millions of fatalities and the
disappearance of the Native American way of life. 4
For them, Thanksgiving is but the beginning of a 5
centuries-long history of oppression and genocide
that led to the loss of their territory, as the invention
of the United States spread westward.
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What do you do on Thanksgiving? 1
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Family gatherings are generally held at the home of the older
relative, with the preparation of a dinner or banquet, and a
prayer of thanksgiving is offered to God for the blessings
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received during the year.
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The traditional dish for dinner consists of a roasted and
baked turkey, served with corn, mashed potatoes or sweet
potatoes (sweet potato, sweet potato), cranberry sauce and
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gravy (sauce made with turkey juice), accompanied by apple
pie or pumpkins. 6
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