The Origin of Thanksgiving感恩节
发布时间：2023-01-14 22:36:10
TheOriginofThanksgivingTheearliestobservanceofThanksgivingonthiscontinentwaswithspecialservicesinVirginiaasearlyas1607.ThefirstThanksgivingFestivalbeganonDecember13thin1621atPlymouth,Massachusetts.ItstartedasaharvestfestivalwiththepeoplethankingGodforgivingthemsufficientcrops.ThatfirstThanksgivingcelebrationlastedthreedayswiththepeopleenthusiasticallyparticipating.OnJune20,1676thetownofCharlestown,MassachusettsissuedtheFirstThanksgivingProclamation.Byunanimousvotethegoverningcouncilinstructedtheclerk,EdwardRawson,toproclaimJune29thasadayofthanksgiving.GeorgeWashingtonissuedthefirstnationalThanksgivingproclamationin1789,theyearofhisinaugurationasPresidentoftheUnitedStatesofAmerica.HecalledforanotherThanksgivingDayin1795.WithotherpresidentsandstategovernorsproclaimingdaysofthanksgivingatvarioustimestherewasnoefforttoorganizeayearlyThanksgivingDayuntilMrs.SarahJosephHalestartedhercrusadein1827.Ittookthirty-sixyearstoachievevictorywhen,in1863,PresidentAbrahamLincolnmadehisThanksgivingDayProclamation.Thenationhascelebratedthespecialdayeversince.TodayThanksgivingDayisalegalholidaywithmostgovernmentandprivateemployeesbeinggiventhedayoff.SomecompaniesandmostschoolsalsoshutdownthefollowingFriday.Yes,theUnitedStatesofAmerica,formostpurposes,
