Thanksgiving or Thanksgiving Day is the most important celebration in the United States for the majority of the population, or at least one of the most important, surely you will have celebrated it on more than one occasion, but ... do you really know the meaning of this day?
Probably not, and we don't judge you, because approximately 80% of the population has no idea why Thanksgiving is celebrated; For this reason today we want to tell you in a very summarized way the story and why we celebrate this important date.
Celebrated on the fourth Thursday of every November year after year, it is a day to share with family and thank for all the good things that have happened to us in the year, and even in life, and to see the positive side to the not so good ones. and also to thank for this, in addition to asking for blessings for each one and for their families, organizing as a central axis a dinner in which the turkey steals the role in the 95% of each home, in fact one of the most curious traditions for this date is that the president must choose between 2 turkeys, one will be for dinner, and the other is saved from sacrifice, among other traditions such as the popular parade in New York and volunteering to carry out beneficial actions for the less favored.
Many historians agree that by 1621 the first thanksgiving was carried out, this by the settlers from England, residents of Plymouth rock Massachusets, where they had settled, however many of the settlers died due to various circumstances such as climate and hunger, that is why the Wampanoag Indians originally from the place taught them how to grow corn, and it was on this date that the first harvest was given, which is why the settlers organized a holiday and dinner in thanks to the natives Because of its teachings, the celebration became a tradition and spread throughout the United States, becoming the most important tradition in the United States.
From here we wish that this year they had a magnificent day of thanksgiving surrounded by their loved ones, that they had much to thank for, and Andean Traditions wishes them again that thousands more blessings come.
