Julai Posted November 25, 2009 Report Share Posted November 25, 2009 Thanksgiving Day is a harvest festival. Traditionally, it is a time to give thanks for the harvest and express gratitude in general. It is a holiday celebrated primarily in Canada and the United States. While perhaps religious in origin, Thanksgiving is now primarily identified as a secular holiday. The date and location of the first Thanksgiving celebration is a topic of modest contention. The traditional "first Thanksgiving" is the celebration that occurred at the site of Plymouth Plantation, in 1621. The Plymouth celebration occurred early in the history of what would become one of the original thirteen colonies that became the United States. The celebration became an important part of the American myth by the 1800s. This Thanksgiving, modeled after celebrations that were commonplace in contemporary Europe, is generally regarded as America's first. Elementary school teacher Robyn Gioia has argued that the earliest attested "thanksgiving" celebration in what is now the United States was celebrated by the Spanish on September 8, 1565 in what is now Saint Augustine, Florida. Today, Thanksgiving is celebrated on the second Monday of October in Canada and on the fourth Thursday of November in the United States. Thanksgiving dinner is held on this day, usually as a gathering of family members and friends. Black Friday is the Friday after Thanksgiving in the United States, which is the beginning of the traditional Christmas shopping season. The term dates back to at least 1966, although its usage was primarily on the East coast. The term has become more common in other parts of the country since 2000. Because Thanksgiving falls on the fourth Thursday in November in the United States, Black Friday occurs between the 23rd and the 29th of November. Origin the Name Black Friday :JANUARY 1966 -- "Black Friday" is the name which the Philadelphia Police Department has given to the Friday following Thanksgiving Day. It is not a term of endearment to them. "Black Friday" officially opens the Christmas shopping season in center city, and it usually brings massive traffic jams and over-crowded sidewalks as the downtown stores are mobbed from opening to closing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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littlestar Posted November 25, 2009 Report Share Posted November 25, 2009 Thanks giving ante 4 days holidays untai bhai. Thursday roju thaagi thinaneeke. Black friday thagindi digakunda roju mottham padukoneeke. Anduke Black Friday antaru. ~"! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julai Posted November 25, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 25, 2009 Thanks giving ante 4 days holidays untai bhai. Thursday roju thaagi thinaneeke. Black friday thagindi digakunda roju mottham padukoneeke. Anduke Black Friday antaru. ~"! !': Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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