Thanksgiving

Macy's debuted Felix the Cat, the first air-filled cartoon character balloon at its Thanksgiving day parade in 1927 (helium balloons were introduced in 1928).

Although Felix was the first licensed character, it was not the only balloon in the parade that year. Technically, the first balloon may have been a 21-foot tall caricature of singer/actor Eddie Cantor at the beginning of the lineup. The most popular balloon was a 60-foot inflated dinosaur. Others included a group of cavemen and assorted turkeys, chickens and ducks, all designed by Tony Sarg and manufactured by Goodyear Tire and Rubber in Akron, OH.

To view a photo of the original Felix and Eddie Cantor (the 21-foot human) balloons, see Related Links, below.

It is difficult to define a holiday or idea in denotative terms. The roots of Thanksgiving (US) come from religious beliefs and European traditions of giving thanks for a good harvest and upcoming year. When Thanksgiving was first established as a nationwide celebration in the US, President George Washington proclaimed it, '...as a day of public thanksgiving and prayer to be observed by acknowledging with grateful hearts the many and signal favors of Almighty God'. Based on these ideas, Thanksgiving is literally a day of giving thanks.

In 1941, Congress passed a bill, and Franklin D. Roosevelt signed it, that fixed the date of Thanksgiving as the fourth Thursday in November. FDR attempted to move the holiday to the third Thursday in November, but Congress enacted a law to fix the date at the fourth Thursday in November, thus making it an "official" holiday. On November 26, 1941, FDR signed the bill.

There is no thanksgiving in Sweden.

Glad Tacksägelsedag would be a literal translation.

Thanksgiving would be understood though.

There is an annual Thanksgiving Day in Sweden which is a church holiday, called tacksägelsedagen, which literally means thanksgiving day, but this day has has nothing to do with pilgrims, turkeys, and pumpkins, which are all unique to the American experience. Religious Swedes go to church on the holiday but, as most Swedes (and Europeans in general) are secular, most do not go.

Santa Clause is at the end of the Thanksgiving Day parade!

HALLOWEEN is celebrated on October 31 thereafter exactly on the 22nd day is THANKSGIVING DAY celebrated. The #11 is the Masonic # - 11 x 2 = 22. The very next day is the 23rd Day called Black Friday. The Number 23 is the number of the illuminati. Is it any surprise at the destruction we see on Black Friday? Example: Stampede at stores, the weak being trampled over and even killed and what a waste of money. Is all this really worth??

THANKSGIVING is celebrated on the last Thursday of November - from this date to the 25th December is exactly 33 days. The #33 is a Masonic number - This 33rd day is the Winter Solstice Day they call CHRISTMAS, again is a totally pagan celebration and NOT THE BIRTHDAY OF YAHSHUA (Jesus Christ) nor has anything to do with Him.

The 25th of December (Christmas) was also reputed to be the birthday of the Roman god Mithras and the Greek hero Dionysus. Mithras was known as the unconquered sun, hence his association with the solstice time.

November 22 in the US and October 10 in Canada.

The 4th Thursday in November this year (2017) is the 23rd.

well they eat a variety of food, they love smors ( roasted marshmellow in biscuts) they like things called bivers tails wich are acshaly cooked Dow is a rolled up shap.

Ours down below are called s'mores, marshmallows,chocolate on graham crackers. And the beaver tails are called tiger tails and are raisd, glazed donut twists with plain and chocolate dough or plain and cinnamon .

Canadian cuisine varies from province to province as ours varies from state to sate.

I think it is a celebration for the gratitude of the "harvest"

Probably 95 to 99% of Americans celebrate Thanksgiving. Atheists, and the homeless people living on the streets, unable to get a special meal on Thanksgiving, are probably the only Americans who do not celebrate the holiday. Even vegetarians who eat a no poultry, or meat, dish on Thanksgiving will probably celebrate the holiday.

Many things! Some include:

-turkey

-turkey gravy

-turkey stuffing

-mashed potatoes

-cranberries

-corn

-beans

-pie (especially pumpkin!)

....and so much more! The variety of Thanksgiving dinners in America are so open; there are many more things eaten on that day!

Thanksgiving is a time to pause and give thanks for the bounty of your country and to gather as a family to celebrate.

Thanksgiving Day, celebrated on the fourth Thursday in November, at the end of the harvest season, is an annual American Federal holiday to express thanks for one's material and spiritual possessions. The period from Thanksgiving Day to New Year's Day often is called the holiday season.

Most people celebrate by gathering at home with family or friends for a holiday feast. Though the holiday's origins can be traced to harvest festivals that have been celebrated in many cultures since ancient times the American holiday has religious undertones related to the deliverance of the English settlers by Native Americans after the brutal winter at Plymouth, Massachusetts.

Buddhists do not celebrate Thanksgiving. The two Buddhist holidays are Buddha's birthday and the Enlightenment Day. Buddha's birthday is in the spring and the Enlightenment Day is in the winter.

Thanksgiving is a holiday celebrated in America because of the help offered to the new settlers by the Indians their first winter here. Other countries do not celebrate Thanksgiving since the historic basis is unique to America, but there may be similar holidays where other countries celebrate what they are thankful for.

In my calculations California eats the most turkey during the Thanksgiving holidays.

Fruits, grains, vegetables, and flowers of the harvest season. When in doubt, I've prepared a list of things to stuff into your horn 'o plenty:

-Greyish moss

-Miniature pumpkins

-Small gourds

-Dried wheat shafts

-Dried straw flowers

-Artificial berries and grapes (real ones will spoil too quickly)

-Various coloured leaves, real or fake (just make sure they're dry)

-Walnuts

-Pecans

Felix the Cat was introduced in 1927, but has probably not been in every parade, Mickey Mouse, first appearing in 1934 and Uncle Sam, first appearing in 1938 are long lasting, but Snoopy has made 36 appearances which is the record

Yesss! But to get the best discount go to the right stores!

Thanksgiving Day commemorates the settling of the Pilgrims at Plymouth, Massachusetts, and the success of their first harvest. It was clear after this harvest - and the large meal that followed - that it would be possible to survive in this new world. Since then, Thanksgiving has become a day to remember the things in life that people are thankful for.

George Washington made Thanksgiving an official American holiday in 1789, but the date was not standardized until Abraham Lincoln passed the law in 1863.

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Some people do eat them but I wouldn't personally! The giblets contain intestines which may still have traces of feces..

November 23, but some people celebrated it on November 20.

Cinnamon, nutmeg, and sage are closely associated with Thanksgiving.

The reason we eat gravy on Thanksgiving is because when the Pilgrims cooked the "Bird" be it turkey or pheasant, the drippings from it where used by putting a flour mixture together and creating a creamy soup called Gravy.