3 days
The first Thanksgiving was a three-day long celebration.
three days
Turkeys have been part of Thanksgiving scince it was started.
3 days! but it really was not considered a holiday until president Lincon declared it a holiday in 1863 and he was the first one to do this.
the first thanksgiving was most probably Not the very first one, i am sure that the indians celebrated thanksgiving Long before the british found them. In short, No it certainly wasn't.
Because the first thanksgiving feast was three days long.
The first Thanksgiving was a kind of harvest festival - the settlers were so happy to have made a successful first harvest in the new world that they had a three-day long celebration.
Thanksgiving itself is only one day, but it is traditionally celebrated for an additional 1 to 2 days after
The first Thanksgiving feast was said to have been a three day fest and festival. The Wampanoag Indians were invited to this celebration that was organized by William Bradford in the fall of 1621 in Plymouth, Massachusetts.
According to the historical record, the Pilgrims' first Thanksgiving celebrations lasted three days. Interestingly enough, that may be understood as how long the celebrations last nowadays. Indeed, people often try to take off the day before or the day after Thanksgiving.The day after Thanksgiving is the biggest shopping day of the year. So people may be gone from work Wednesday through Friday. But those days are often spent in setting up and taking down Thanksgiving and setting up for Christmas. Rarely do Thanksgiving celebrations last for more than the actual day. This holds true even though Thanksgiving leftovers may fill the plates for a number of meals thereafter.3 days long
The president of the United States of America is the elected official who grants a pardon to one Thanksgiving turkey. It actually is a case of two pardoned turkeys -- an heir and a spare -- in case the first-pardoned bird does not long survive post-White House life as a tourist attraction in Morven Park, Leesburg, Virginia.
Black Friday itself isn't an official holiday, but rather part of a long Thanksgiving weekend.